Our Impact
CAI’s impact is delivered through projects that use our capacity-building expertise to strengthen health and social services. We lead dozens of active projects, working closely with funders, partners, and clients, and engaging external experts when needed. Projects are staffed by CAI team members with expertise in both the subject matter and the capacity-building strategies that the project utilizes.
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- Training
- Tobacco Use
- Technical Assistance
- Substance Use
- Sexual Violence Prevention
- Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Research and Evaluation
- Mental Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Materials Development
- Leadership and Multidisciplinary Team Building
- HIV and STIs
- Data-driven Strategies
- Curriculum
- Community Engagement
- Adolescent Health
- April 20, 2022
- Community Engagement, Research and Evaluation, Tobacco Use
Black People Against Tobacco (Project BAT)
Summary: This project helps decrease tobacco use disparities in Jackson, Mississippi, and the surrounding region through authentic community engagement with Black residents to address social norms about smoking. It also helps build community-level capacity to advocate for tobacco prevention policies and practices.
- March 20, 2022
- Adolescent Health, Community Engagement, HIV and STIs, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections in Jackson, Mississippi (CARS JXN)
Summary: This project engages community members and stakeholders in Jackson, Mississippi, to address STI disparities and social determinants of health among African American/ Black young adults, ages 21-27, in the city.
- March 1, 2022
- Adolescent Health, Community Engagement
HOPE Buffalo – Optimally Changing the MAP for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Summary: This project aims to increase optimal teen health and reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates for adolescents aged 10-19 in Buffalo, New York.
- February 22, 2022
- Community Engagement, HIV and STIs, Leadership and Multidisciplinary Team Building, Training
Leadership Training Institute (LTI)
Summary: This project is a peer-to-peer training program “by and for” the New York State community of people with HIV. The continually evolving project fosters the development of knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy among people with HIV to manage their health and advocate for themselves.
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- December 23, 2021
- Community Engagement, Tobacco Use
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Ferry Good Health Project
Summary: This project uses a community-led approach to help to reduce chronic illness among African American/Black residents in five underserved ZIP codes in Buffalo, New York.
- October 31, 2021
- Community Engagement, Tobacco Use
Tobacco-Free Erie and Niagara Counties
Summary: This project aims to advance tobacco-free communities in Erie and Niagara Counties through education, community mobilization, and policy change in order to reduce the burden of tobacco use and prevent future initiation.