COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
When leadership is rooted in listening, trust follows.
Community engagement is an intentional process of working with community members to shape decisions, built on the promise that their input will directly influence the outcome. We help organizations design strategies that are inclusive, transparent and built for lasting relationships.
CAPABILITIES
Public Involvement
Design engagement programs that encourage meaningful participation and build confidence in public decision-making.
Partner Engagement
Identify, prioritize and engage key audiences through thoughtful strategies that strengthen ties and reduces conflict.
Facilitation & Consensus Building
Guide productive conversations that navigate competing interests, build common ground and move groups toward shared decisions.
Meeting Design
Create meetings, workshops and listening sessions that turn participation into trusted outcomes.
RELATED WORK
INTERSTATE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
Community Engagement | Public Involvement
The Challenge
Giving the next generation a meaningful voice in the region's future
Young people will live with the benefits and consequences of a new Interstate Bridge for decades, yet research showed many knew little about the project or how they could participate in shaping one of the Pacific Northwest's largest infrastructure investments.
The Approach
Treating students as communicators, not simply audiences
Amico created a youth engagement strategy centered on high school and college journalists, recognizing that students often serve as trusted sources of information among their peers. Student press conferences, classroom presentations and one-on-one interviews connected project leadership directly with emerging communicators while encouraging broader participation throughout their schools and communities.
The Results
Building informed advocates for future generations
The initiative introduced thousands of students to the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program while significantly expanding youth participation in public engagement activities. More importantly, it established a replicable model for involving younger generations in complex civic decision-making, ensuring future voices became part of today's planning process.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Adventist Health
Astoria Warrenton Chamber of Commerce
Atwaters
Catholic Charities of Oregon
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Interstate Bridge Replacement Program
Pacific Coast Restaurants
Reed’s Crossing
¡Salud! Oregon’s Pinot Noir Auction
Skamania Lodge
The White House - Clinton Administration
Transportation Fairness Alliance
Travel Oregon
Willamette Valley Visitors Association