ENGAGEMENT APPROACH

apsi’s Environmental Holism Program (EHP) prioritizes building trust and meeting people where they are, while also partnering with trusted local organizations and leaders. We collect community stories to develop a GEO/LCA data platform that informs decisions, solutions and policy for thriving communities.

WE UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY FIRST

  • Conduct Listening Sessions: Before designing outreach, we hold informal discussions with residents, local leaders, and trusted community organizations to understand needs, concerns, and barriers.
  • Map Community Assets and Gaps: Identify community hubs, faith-based organizations, local nonprofits, and informal networks that residents already trust.
  • Demonstrate Long-Term Commitment: Avoid one-off engagement. Show consistency in presence and follow-through on promises.
  • Transparency: Clearly explain your objectives, how information will be used, and how community input will influence decisions.

 

WE BUILD TRUST THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS

  • Partner With Trusted Messengers: Collaborate with local leaders, grassroots organizations, and volunteers who already have credibility within the community.
  • Demonstrate Long-Term Commitment: Avoid one-off engagement. Show consistency in presence and follow-through on promises.
  • Transparency: Clearly explain your objectives, how information will be used, and how community input will influence decisions.

WE ENGAGE THROUGH PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES

 

  • Co-Design Activities: Let community members shape outreach strategies, program design, and feedback mechanisms.
  • Participatory Science and Citizen Data Collection: For example, community members can help monitor air quality or heat conditions, which builds trust and ownership.
  • Identify Practical Barriers: Transportation, internet access, or time constraints can prevent participation. Address these proactively.
  • Offer Meaningful Incentives: Small stipends, meals, or certificates of participation can encourage engagement without being coercive.

WE COLLECT DATA AND REPORT BACK

 

  • Collect Lived Experience Narratives: We don’t just listen to stories of impact, we collect, categorize and format for data analysis and modeling. 
  • Track Engagement Metrics: Monitor which populations are being reached and which are not.
  • Iterate Strategies: Adjust outreach methods based on what works and what doesn’t.
  • Close the Loop: Report back to the community on how their input influenced outcomes. This reinforces trust and accountability.

    WE USE RELEVANT COMMUNICATIONS METHODS

    • Language and Literacy Considerations: Provide materials in languages spoken in the community and use clear, plain language.
    • Multiple Communication Channels: Use flyers, door-to-door visits, community meetings, social media, local radio, and text messages to reach diverse audiences.
    • Access to Data Modeling Tools: Ensure all lived-experience narratives are carefully collected, categorized and mapped to geo-location, environmental impact and Social Life Cycle Analysis. (This phase of EHP is currently under development)

     
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