Veterans

Alcoa volunteers power change for retired veteran

Gregory Willis, a Marine Corps Veteran, retired in the same Compton neighborhood he grew up in and he’s seen a lot of change: What used to be farmland is now housing as far as the eye can see, and the high school down the road was a horse stable where he rode with his dad back in the 1950’s. And now, with brand new solar panels on his roof, he’s leading a change of his own.

Reporting for Duty Once Again
Three branches of the U.S. Military joined forces to install a 3.4 kilowatt AC solar electric system for the King family in South Los Angeles on Friday February 21st. This project came to be through the efforts of Geoff Harjo, a U.S. Army Veteran who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan and who is currently completing a 6-month fellowship with GRID Alternatives through The Mission Continues.

Press Release - Wells Fargo, GRID Alternatives and Veterans Green Jobs Install Free Solar Panels, Weatherization Upgrades and Landscaping at Harvey Park Home

June 12, 2013 – Denver, Colo. –– Today, volunteer teams from Wells Fargo, alongside nonprofits GRID Alternatives Colorado and Veterans Green Jobs, are working together to make a series of home performance upgrades on a Denver residence. The measures will boost the health, safety, energy efficiency and aesthetics of a low-income resident – who also happens to be a military veteran – who otherwise would not be able to afford these services.

Press Release - Low-Income Colorado Communities to Gain Access to Solar Power

May 30, 2013 – Denver, Colo. – GRID Alternatives Colorado formally kicked off its Solar Affordable Housing Program today by installing a solar electric system at no cost for a low-income family in Denver’s Elyria Swansea neighborhood. The program, getting underway this summer, will bring clean, affordable solar power to low-income homeowners in the state while providing volunteers and job trainees with hands-on installation experience.