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Added Du Brow: \u201cThanks to all the teams that are shifting the discussion on the importance of social equity and health &amp; wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GRID Alternatives&#8217; Non-Profit of the Year honors come the same year the our regional team received 2018&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/gridalternatives.org\/regions\/gla\/news\/executive-director-michael-kadish-accepts-green-leadership-award-los-angeles-county\" target=\"_self\">Green Leadership Award<\/a> from the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, celebrating the program <em>Greater Los Angeles Nonprofit Solar Opportunities<\/em>. Over the past eleven months, our 2018 achievements were numerous:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We installed for 174 low-income families who signed up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyforallprogram.org\" target=\"_self\">Energy for All<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>We partnered with housing operators to install solar for apartment buildings in Santa Monica and South Los Angeles.<\/li>\n<li>We generated projected bill savings of $3,102,434.09 in environmentally-disadvantaged communities.<\/li>\n<li>We continued helping people train and find jobs as part of work building a 21st-century solar workforce.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since we opened in 2007, our office has installed more than 5.5 kW-DC in the County of Los Angeles! We&#8217;re honored to be USGBC-LA&#8217;s Non-Profit of the Year and are thrilled to be closing 2018 on a note of triumph. As GRID Alternatives Greater Los Angeles Executive Director Michael Kadish put it\u2014 &#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to have USGB-LA recognize our work. 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