GRID GLA receiving a grant from JPMorgan Chase

A grant to boost female solar workforce

GRID GLA is receiving an investment from JPMorgan Chase to support our Behind the Walls solar workforce training program, which will prepare women who were formerly incarcerated in LA County Lynwood Women’s Jail for career opportunities in solar and renewable energy.

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GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles leads teams of volunteers and job trainees to install solar electric systems for low-income families in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura Counties, providing families with needed savings and giving area workers hands-on experience to help them find employment in the green-tech economy. Since we opened in 2007, we’ve helped over 1,900 low-income families go solar throughout the Greater Los Angeles region. Be a part of the clean energy transition- become a client, volunteer or make a donation today!
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1662 Long Beach Avenue
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News

GRID GLA at the GREENTECH Festival

GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles participated in the GREENTECH Festival's debut in Los Angeles on September 27th and 28th. Executive Director Ashley Christy and Director of Workforce Development Shameka Dixon represented GRID GLA in a "fireside chat" titled Building Sustainable Communities with Dale Rickert, Global Head of Product at the GREENTECH Festival.

GRID Alternatives and Habitat for Humanity Bring Solar Power to Long Beach

On July 24th, 2023, GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA), Habitat for Humanity, Accenture, Bank of America, and Southern California Edison, came together to install no-cost solar systems for three families who moved into the recently constructed Millennium Homes, built by Habitat for Humanity. This event celebrated our shared dedication to make lasting change in our communities.

GRID GLA Receives Grant to Train Incarcerated Women in Solar Installation

GRID GLA is receiving a $500,000 philanthropic investment from JPMorgan Chase to support our Behind the Walls solar workforce training program, which will prepare women who were formerly incarcerated in LA County Lynwood Women’s Jail for career opportunities in solar and renewable energy. The 13-week, paid program will provide hands-on training for solar panel installation, along with job placement support for those who successfully complete the program. 

Empowering Change: A Day with our SolarCorps Fellows

Each year, GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles (GRID GLA) invites our SolarCorps Fellows to a solar installation in order to make sure each fellow gets a well-rounded learning experience. This year our SolarCorps Install was in May, and our Fellows had a great day installing solar panels for a homeowner who qualified for free, state funded rooftop solar.

Return to the Roof

Our Installation Basics Training (IBT) students began their training on rooftops for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Students joined our construction crew at solar installations for homeowners throughout Los Angeles.

A tale of two sisters… and two community orgs

A successful solar installation for Keisha Daniels, co-founder of a nonprofit called Sisters of Watts, which supports families with services like free backpacks, toys, food, and haircuts, and with events like youth clean up days and a peace march for youth. Last December, GRID installed free solar panels on the home of Robin Daniels, Keisha's sister and nonprofit co-founder.