The corporation for national and community service has provided partial funding for the program through americorps and americorps.
Grid alternatives solarcorps.
From writing grant proposals to learning to install solar to recruiting volunteers to putting together donated office.
Grid alternatives is a national leader in making clean affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low income communities and communities of color.
About the solarcorps programsolarcorps fellows gain valuable experience in the solar and non profit industries to help launch their renewable energy careers while making significant contributions to grid and the low income communities we serve.
Morgan thomas is a north valley solarcorps construction fellow.
Grid alternatives has hosted fellows from eight tribal nations over 70 of solarcorps fellows are people of color and the program doubled the number of women in construction.
We recently caught up with ryan shelton a member of the 2019 solarcorps class who has been growing his solar installation skills with the greater los angeles since 2018.
Fellows gain valuable experience in the solar and non profit industries to help launch their renewable energy careers while making significant contributions to grid and the.
The solarcorps fellowship is an opportunity for highly motivated and enthusiastic people to join grid alternatives for a one year paid term of service to their community.
Like all of our solarcorps fellowship members his participation in more than a year of full time work here has given him valuable grounding to start a renewable energy career.
Members have given a year of service to help build grid from the ground up.
We hired our first vista to be part of what was then just a five person team.
Before working at grid alternatives morgan moved to chico from the great white north of mount shasta ca.
Be part of a unique innovative and fun organization that is re energizing communities one rooftop at a time.
In honor of their grid iversaries we caught up with a few alumni and asked what graduates of grid s inaugural cohort of 40 solarcorps fellows are celebrating their five year work anniversaries this month.
The solarcorps fellowship program exemplifies grid alternatives commitment to equity and expanding access to solar energy and career and leadership opportunities.
