{"id":4314,"date":"2018-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/a-familiar-environment\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:04:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:04:49","slug":"a-familiar-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/a-familiar-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"A Familiar Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cA foreign environment\u201d is how Thomas describes the first time he volunteered with GRID \u2013 installing solar on two to three stories roofs.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas first heard about GRID through his mother, who read a Washington Post article. He describes the process to become a volunteer as easy \u2013 just signing up and attending orientation. In November and December, he volunteered on GRID\u2019s multifamily affordable housing Crest project installing solar for a grand total of 47 hours. 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