From writing grant proposals to learning to install solar to recruiting volunteers to putting together donated office.
Grid alternatives solarcorps.
Since 2006 grid alternatives has been fortunate to have the support of americorps vista volunteers.
Morgan thomas is a north valley solarcorps construction fellow.
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.
We hired our first vista to be part of what was then just a five person team.
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.
Members have given a year of service to help build grid from the ground up.
For a few months he worked in the field of digital design but searching for more meaningful gainful employment led him to grid alternatives.
Before working at grid alternatives morgan moved to chico from the great white north of mount shasta ca.
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.
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.
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.
The corporation for national and community service has provided partial funding for the program through americorps and americorps.
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.