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1. Solar Installation Job Training

   • Learn more about solar job training opportunities in our area by watching our workshop on it.

   • HPCSI runs a solar vocational training program at Vocatio Career Prep HS in Hunting Park in partnership with Solar States. The program is a 60 hr course that meets Tues-Thurs evenings, 5-8pm, over the course of 6 weeks, and is fully bilingual (taught in English with live Spanish translation). Our learning environment prioritizes hands on training and graduates students IronRidge certified and prepared to sit for the NABCEP PV Associates Exam. It also includes OSHA 10 certification and the option of OSHA 30 certification for an additional fee. HPCSI leverages its existing relationships with several solar installers to help our graduates find employment in solar companies. We just completed our ninth course in June 2026. Our next course will begin fall of 2026. This fiscal year (’26-’27), we will be running 2 courses, one in the fall and one in the spring. To learn more, email us at hpcsiphilly@gmail.com. To apply for the fall training course, go to bit.ly/hpsolartrainingclass1

   • Learn more about other clean energy training programs in the area by clicking the links below:

     • Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) Green Residential Construction Immersive Training (GRIT) Program (adults 18+)

     • ECA Training Center (adults 18+)

     • Power Corps (adults 18-28)

     • Philadelphia OIC Smart Energy Technical Training Program (adults 18+)

     • Bright Solar Futures Academy at Frankford HS (for high schoolers grade 10-12)

   2. Rooftop Solar

   • Learn more about the benefits of rooftop solar by watching our workshop on it.

   • If you are a member of a house of worship or other faith-based non-profit, request a free evaluation and consider solarizing through Solar Faithful. Of particular interest may be their $0 cost guaranteed savings optional buyout solar leasing program. Learn more here: www.solarfaithful.org

   • To get a free solar ownership or leasing evaluation of your property through our partner Solar States, go here.

   3. Energy Efficiency & Weatherization

• Learn more about energy efficiency and weatherization by watching our workshop on it.

• Apply for the Philadelphia Energy Authority’s Built to Last program. This program uses public money to repair, weatherize, and solarize qualifying low-income Philadelphia homeowners. Go to the following link to learn about the program and apply: www.philaenergy.org/programs-initiatives/built-to-last/

• If you would like to learn about how to apply for public grants to repair and weatherize your home for free, please call our partner, Hunting Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee (HPNAC), at 215-225-5560.

4. Hunting Park Climate and Environmental Community

• Become part of HPCSI’s team. Contact Allen Drew at hpcsiphilly@gmail.com.

• Help Hunting Park become more green by joining the HP branch of Tree Tenders and planting street trees in the neighborhood.  Contact Morgan Doyle at mdoyle@esperanza.us.

• Help Hunting Park adapt to excessive heat, deliver AC units to residents in need, and develop long term strategies to cool the neighborhood by partnering with Hunting Park’s climate resilience collaborative.  Contact Charles Lanier (HPCRC) at hunting.parknac@verizon.net.

• If you are a resident of 19140, help support climate resilience research in Hunting Park by filling out this survey.

• Grow food in your neighborhood and get your hands in the earth by joining the Hunting Park Community Garden. Contact Mike Wilcox at huntingparkcommunitygarden@gmail.com.

• HPCSI is a partner organization of HERE4CJ (www.here4climatejustice.org), a climate-oriented housing justice solutions coalition. This is a great coalition focusing on some exciting work in Philadelphia. If you or your organization are interested in getting involved, contact Allen Drew at AllenCWP12@gmail.com.

• Help Hunting Park work on big picture strategies for cleaning, greening, and heat mitigation by joining the HP Environmental Steering Committee organized by Esperanza, Inc.  Contact Morgan Doyle at mdoyle@esperanza.us.

5. Climate Crisis 101

• A climate crisis call to action (4 min).

• Bill Nye the Science Guy explains climate change (4 min).

• NASA’s climate education page.

• Climate solutions.

• Resource page from the Climate Witness Project (one of our partners).

• “This is Hunting Park” 6-part documentary with study guide produced by faith-based partner Climate Witness Project looking at 6 climate justice stories in and around Hunting Park.

• “What Needs to Be Done” - Documentary on the Built to Last Program and its work in 6 Hunting Park homes.