National Grid Launches ‘Grid for Good’

National Grid recently launched Grid for Good, a new initiative designed to increase the social mobility and employment opportunities for disadvantaged young people in the communities they serve in the US and UK. This program is part of their Responsible Business Charter, which lays out the Company’s commitments to the environment, employees, customers, and communities.

Through the Grid for Good program, National Grid employee volunteers work with young people aged 16-24 and teach them basic business skills and energy industry-specific skills needed in today’s competitive job market. The program provides team building workshops to build participants’ confidence and collaboration skills with problem solving exercises; along with activities to focus on resume writing, interview techniques, and workplace conflict resolution. 

National Grid employees in the US have committed to providing over 100 paid, two-week job shadowing experiences for participants. National Grid will connect participants with job opportunities in the energy industry, driven by charity partners MissionSAFE and YOU Boston. 

Through the Grid for Good program, National Grid plans to help 4,000 young people via 12,000 hours of volunteering in 2021. Grid for Good will also help bring diversity into the energy sector with qualified talent to help achieve the net zero ambition. Unemployment amongst young people is an existing issue, that has doubled since the Covid-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, National Grid wants to support its communities with Grid for Good.

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