Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE)

Solar Installation and Automotive Technology

Solar Installation

11 students participated in a 6-week program where they learned solar installation and about green skilled trades careers. ACE partners with the organization GRID Alternatives to offer students training and skills necessary for solar installation.

These students participated in ACE’s Community Repair program, where they beautified and modernized a local community facility – learning drywalling and soundproofing. 

Students also helped to refurbish an adjacent home on the ACE property, which will be used as transitional and re-entry housing for future ACE participants.

“One of the most remarkable results we witnessed was the significant retention and engagement of trainees who historically have low engagement in education and have been negatively impacted by poverty. The Summer Solar program provided a counter-narrative to our students’ lived experiences that fostered a sense of belonging and empowerment. Marginalized youth can envision and strive for a brighter future when given opportunities like the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Skilled Trades Summer program.” Read more.

Michelle Fuentes-Miranda, president and founder, Alliance for Community Empowerment

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The Impact

$1,000,000

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Past Prize Winners

More than 100 teachers across the U.S. have been awarded the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.

Let’s Build It

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