Energy Masters Program
Become an Energy Masters Volunteer!
Energy Masters starts recruiting each summer. Please check this website or email energy@ecoactionarlington.org to find out when our next application window will open. Click the links below to see our past community volunteer and student volunteer guidelines.
Since 2011, the award-winning Energy Masters program has been promoting a more energy efficient and sustainable community by training volunteers in energy efficiency and water conservation techniques and in delivering community education and outreach programs.
The volunteers then apply their new knowledge by performing 25 hours (20 hours for student volunteers) of community service annually by:
- Making hands-on improvements in affordable housing units that increase energy and water efficiency
- Educating residents and their families to encourage behavior change for sustained impact
- Delivering educational programs to community groups and students at local schools
- Providing educational information and energy and water conservation toolkits to residents who are struggling to manage utility costs
To date, more than 300 volunteers have been trained and performed thousands of hours of community service to improve the lives of more than 1,000 families living in affordable housing. Read more about the tremendous impact of the Energy Masters program has had on the affordable housing community in Arlington County and the City of Alexandria.
The program was created by VCE working in partnership with EcoAction Arlington.
Energy Masters program is funded with generous support from the Arlington County Community Development Fund, the Arlington Initiative to Rethink Energy (AIRE) and the City of Alexandria.
Affordable housing partners include AHC, Inc. and Wesley Housing.
Contact:
Stephanie Strickland
Energy Masters Program Coordinator
(serving Arlington & Alexandria)
(510)-812-6410
energy@ecoactionarlington.org
sstephanie@vt.edu