Job Training

From the Classroom to the Field
Cody recently completed his first day as a GRID volunteer where he is continuing the hands-on job training that first inspired him to get into the industry. He volunteers along like-minded individuals that are sharpening their knowledge and skills, and even professionals that just want to give back to the community. Through his studies at COD and his training experience with GRID, Cody hopes to become a solar designer.

AmeriCorps VISTA Celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2015!!

AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) was founded in 1965 as a national service program to fight poverty in America. With passion, commitment, and hard work, VISTA members create or expand programs designed to bring individuals and communities out of poverty.  AmeriCorps VISTA utilizes the skills, talents and passion of more than 7,000 members annually to support community efforts to assist the more than 46 million Americans living in poverty.

Mujeres del Sol: Coming Together to Move Forward
Nine Nicaraguan women joined GRID Alternatives and community members of El Guayo, Nicaragua to install solar power on the school. The women were participating in GRID’s first Mujeres del Sol project, an all-Nicaraguan, all-women installation event to both educate and inspire local women in the energy field, and bring power to a community yearning for access to more education and opportunities for themselves and their children.