RICHMOND, Va. — The hands-on solar panel lesson for rookies at Sankofa Community Orchard in mid-January might have been a bust if student Mary Lewis hadn’t shown up with her A-game — and her F-150 pickup truck. When the team Read more…
While he is our solar installation instructor, Duane Cunningham is also a graduate of Bridging The Gap In Virginia. He completed the training in the fall of 2021 and has been serving as our instructor since. Duane says that he Read more…
Our Founder and CEO, Richard Walker, was recently interviewed on NBC12. Watch the clip here. Those interested in signing up for our next solar installation training should contact Mr. Walker by email or phone.
Sherrod Long first got involved with Bridging The Gap In Virginia in April of 2022 at the recommendation of a friend. When he initially joined the program, he had no solar experience though he had some experience working with his Read more…
Anchored in love and service, the Justice40 Accelerator is a 12-month program that will provide Bridging The Gap In Virginia seed funding, technical assistance, training, connections, and peer support as we seek federal funding flowing from the Biden Administration’s Justice40 Read more…
This Sun Tribe Solar project utilizes native plantings, which provide pollinator habitat and reduce erosion. By creating a cooler microclimate, native plantings can even increase the efficiency of the panels! Photo by Sun Tribe Solar The climate crisis, state and Read more…
A weeklong boot camp in Union Hill, Virginia, trained 10 area residents on the basics of installing rooftop solar. UNION HILL, Va. — Richard Walker never misses an opportunity to broadcast what he calls his $64,000 question. Last Friday was Read more…
BUCKINGHAM — They sang songs of resilience, held hands and promised to continue fighting for environmental justice. That was the scene Tuesday night in a middle school gymnasium where more than 700 people gathered to hear former Vice President Al Read more…
Over the past 14 years, Richard Walker went from dodging incarceration to running a volunteer organization aimed at helping other ex-offenders stay clean and out of prison. The efforts of groups like his are one reason Virginia has the nation’s Read more…
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Republican and Democratic politicians across the country are deeply divided over restoring the right to vote for felons, a political fracture that affects millions of convicted criminals. In Iowa and Kentucky, Democratic governors issued executive orders to Read more…
