The Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation is funding an innovative solar energy program at Girls Inc. of Sarasota County that it hopes will become a money-saving, green-energy model for other youth-serving organizations in the region and beyond.

The $444,890 project is one of eight grants totaling over $1.1 million recently approved by the Barancik Foundation’s Board of Directors, bringing the total to $9.8 million in 2017.

The Barancik Foundation will test the concept of outfitting a youth-serving nonprofit agency with solar panels while also delivering conservation education to the organization. The pilot with Girls Inc. is designed to provide the nonprofit with immediate financial savings on its energy bills and positively impact the more than 300 girls it serves with new environmental education opportunities.

Read the full article about this solar energy project at 941CEO.