El Presente

Stories from GRID

Where GRID’s work in clean energy comes to life.

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  • Man in blue patterned shirt and cap at GRID International event Inversión y comunidad

    Elmer Rankin

    Elmer Rankin is a seventy-year-old Navy Veteran who served on a Nuclear Submarine from 1958 to 1962. He has lived in Sun City, California...

  • Organizational Stories

    Jasmine Lomax

    Jasmine Lomax first volunteered with GRID Alternatives in the summer of 2010. She had just finished high school and knew she has an...

  • Man in light blue shirt and khaki pants standing in urban garden courtyard Organizational Stories

    Miguel Rodriguez

    Miguel Rodriguez struggled to find personal balance in high school, sometimes finding himself in small scuffles with other students. After...

  • Smiling person wearing purple "SHAPE" shirt, seated on gray couch Inversión y comunidad

    Grace Gautier

    Grace Gautier was GRID's very first client in Colorado! Grace has owned her home in Denver for 26 years, and uses her tax return dollars...

  • Two young children smiling at camera, one wearing black polka dot shirt, one in red shirt Inversión y comunidad

    Tamara Herrera

    Tamara Herrera was born premature and severely debilitated. She now runs and plays like any four year-old, but her health issues can still...

  • Floricel Martinez smiling at camera in front of house under construction Inversión y comunidad

    Floricel Martinez

    Florciel and her partner Arturo are seasonal farm workers who raise their two sons on wages from cherry and grape picking. In between jobs,...

  • Child in green shirt reaching up toward electrical panel on building rooftop during construction activity Inversión y comunidad

    Ning and Dante Decena

    "This is so exciting!" says Ning Decena, who owns a home with her husband Dante in San Jose, CA. She is passionate about saving the planet...

  • Man and boy wearing white hard hats labeled "San" and "Jesus" at a construction site Inversión y comunidad

    Jesus Bortarro

    Hurricane Sandy severely damaged Jesus Bortarro's home in Far Rockaway, NY. After the storm, says Jesus, "there was no one around. I mean...

  • Man in red shirt smiling outdoors surrounded by green foliage Organizational Stories

    Dwight DeMar

    When Dwight DeMar started volunteering with GRID Alternatives through a partnership with Homeboy Industries, a non-profit serving formerly...

  • Smiling woman in white hard hat, green shirt, and safety vest outdoors Inversión y comunidad

    Jolyn Bright

    One sunny Monday afternoon, a team of volunteers came out to help install the first-ever GRID solar system of the Eastern seaboard on the...

  • Man wearing white hard hat and blue shirt smiling at camera Trabajo y educación

    Rakeem Chapman

    Rakeem completed his B.A. in Economics at CUNY Queens College. After spending a year with FEMA travelling the country while aiding those...

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