Solar Training for Returning Citizens featuring Saint Richard Walker of Bridging the Gap of Virginia

18/05/2025 45 min Episodio 188
Solar Training for Returning Citizens featuring Saint Richard Walker of Bridging the Gap of Virginia

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Episode Synopsis

Richard Walker, a returning citizen (formerly incarcerated) became a motivational speaker in prisons after he was released. He has helped people get their rights back after being released, including the right to vote and the right to run for office.

 

Richard operates a non-profit organization Bridging the Gap of Virginia www.btgva.org that helps people, including returning citizens, get solar training, get NABCEP credentials and get jobs. His organization relies upon grants and donations, so please help him in his important work.

 

Richard has an interesting story. When he got his right to vote back, he also got the right to run for public office, so he has ran a few times, just like Sean White has run for office 3 times. Here is Sean’s old candidate website: www.seanwhite.org.

 

Topics covered:

Richard’s Family History

Sean & Richard’s Classes

Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy Pipeline

Grants

Micro Grid

Community Solar

Fossil Fuels

Bridging The Gap in Virginia www.btgva.org

Returning Citizens

NABCEP = North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners www.nabcep.org

Thriving Communities Grant

Losing and Restoring Rights

Alysa Liu figure skater World Champion!

 

Find out if your rights were restored:

www.restore.virginia.gov

 

Reach out to Richard Walker Here:
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/richard-walker

 

Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean