Central Valley News

Navigating Job Duties with COVID-19

During this time of social distancing and COVID-19, it is important to focus employees on their work; which provides structure, continuity and certainty in uncertain times.

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Local Students Giving Back to the Community

California State University, Fresno, (CSUF) has been committed to improving students education while helping the community in the Central Valley. Every year, thousands of students choose to volunteer in many different ways, giving back to the community. According to the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning, CSUF has provided over one million hours of service here in California’s central valley.

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An International Educational Tour

On Valentine’s Day, and for the second year in a row, GRID Alternatives Central Valley hosted 34 students and two professors from the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACh).

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Nicaragua: Through Volunteer's Eyes

Five volunteers and six GRID staff volunteers from the United States donated their time to help make possible the installation of a solar system and a coffee roaster for a women’s coffee cooperative in El Regadio, Nicaragua.

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A Seniors Complex in Southwest Fresno gets Solar Panels

Bridges at Florence, a low income multi-family housing complex receives solar panels

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SunPower® Solar Academy: Real-World Business-Focused Experience

The SunPower Solar Academy is a week-long, intensive, work-based learning experience for high school students that includes lectures from professionals, hands-on activities and field visits. Student teams worked on a solar project to create a startup company and design a solar system for a client.

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Growing Pains

One night late from work Juan, Hermila’s husband heard the heart wrenching, but suppressed cry of his very tough eleven-year-old daughter Diana. The very next day, Juan took the day off work and drove 90 miles to the nearest children’s hospital. The diagnosis revealed an advanced case Ewing Sarcoma, a painful bone cancer.

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Amazing Success Story

It is truly a blessing as well as a great privilege to see a trainee first walk into our doors wanting to learn about solar, to graduating knowing he is fully prepared to start in the solar industry.

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Staff Spotlight: Artemio Quintana

Artemio has all the traits that we value here at GRID Central Valley and we are more than happy to have him on board.

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Change is Coming

I learned that you don’t need a big space to make a big impact on a community. This entire week was amazing because I felt like part of a team and included in something bigger than myself..,.

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