RETI Center

04/03/2026

Tickets Available Now — RETI Center’s Annual Infinite Mussel Party 🦪🌊

Join us on May 28 (6–9 PM) at The Brant for an unforgettable evening of food, music, waterfront views, and inspiring company.

Infinite Mussel brings together our community, partners, and supporters to celebrate and power the work ahead—advancing climate education, workforce development, clean energy, and resilient waterfront communities.

✨ Mussels + beer + wine�
✨ Great music + beautiful waterfront setting�
✨ A powerful community of changemakers

🎟️ General Admission Tickets 💛 Donate a ticket for a RETI trainee�🌟 Sponsorships available

Tickets are limited—grab yours today and join us.

👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reti-centers-annual-infinite-mussel-party-tickets-1984403953644?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

Let’s celebrate, connect, and build the future together.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of food, music, inspiring company, and a shared commitment to building a more resilient future.

03/26/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the latest Local Power graduates! ☀️ ⚡

Not just prepared, but progressing.
Not just finished, but advancing.

This cohort showed what happens when opportunity is met with discipline. Across hands-on training, site visits, and real field exposure, they built practical skills, expanded their knowledge, and earned certifications that will carry them forward. 💪

Some are already participating in solar installations, carrying their training directly into the work. We are proud of you all and excited for what comes next! 🚀

For those looking for a path of their own, this is a reminder that every journey starts with a first step. 🌍

A special thank you to our funders and and our partners for supporting pathways for more futures in our green economy. 💚

01/07/2026

🎉 Happy New Year! �

🎥 Watch this video for a New Year wish to you from our team!

01/06/2026

💛 Thank you for making our End-of-Year Campaign a success!

We look forward to paving the way for real climate solutions in NYC with you in 2026, together we will fuel:�
⚡ Clean-energy workforce training�
☀️ Community solar projects�
💧 Waterfront restoration & innovation�
👩‍🎓 Youth climate education

Because of you, RETI is expanding climate resilience programs, creating pathways into clean-energy careers, and putting communities at the center of the solutions that affect their lives.

12/30/2025

⏰ Only 48 hours left to make your 2025 donation count!

Your support directly powers:�
⚡ Clean-energy workforce training�
☀️ Community-first solar projects
💧 Water innovation on NYC’s waterfront
👩‍🎓 Youth climate education & volunteering

Meet Lawrence—one of 200+ graduates whose life was transformed by your support.

🎥 Watch Lawrence’s story in our reel.�
💛 Donate before midnight tomorrow, link in bio.

12/23/2025

Thanks to YOU, we're halfway through the campaign and working toward our $40,000 goal! 🙌

In just one year, your support has helped us:�
🌱 Train 100+ New Yorkers for clean-energy careers�
☀️ Launch community-organization owned solar at New World Prep, one of the first schools in Staten Island to go solar�
💧 Restore habitat & water quality with floating gardens at Valentino Pier (spring launches coming to Governors Island!)

Every gift fuels action on the ground. Join us in powering NYC’s climate solutions!

🎥 Watch: Video in our reel shows impact in action with our first community solar project construction!�
💛 Donate: Link in bio.

12/03/2025

Join the RETI Center and Sustainable Hudson for a powerful webinar on how communities can reclaim people-power through community solar. We’ll break down the essentials of building a local energy ecosystem grounded in our four pillars: clean energy that reduces emissions, workforce pathways that create green jobs, a community fund that reinvests in local needs, and real savings that lower household energy costs.

Be part of the movement to bring accessible, affordable solar to our neighborhoods.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wLA4nZITSg-tA5_QybVMzQ #/registration

09/21/2025

Join RETI Center today, Sunday, September 21 for ☀️Sun Day NYC☀️, as we and other advocates celebrate a national day of action for clean energy. This free, family-friendly event will bring together movement leaders, city officials, industry, labor, and communities from across the five boroughs to celebrate New York’s progress and accelerate the energy transition.

🎤 Don’t miss the panel with our Executive Director Jinean Robinson, joined by Climate leader Bill McKibben, Comptroller Brad Lander, and local solar champions including T.R. Ludwig (Brooklyn SolarWorks), José Tulio Gálvez Contreras (Solar One), and Council Member Sandy Nurse, moderated by Kai Wright (formerly WNYC’s Notes from America). You’ll leave with clear actions to bring more solar to New York!

08/13/2025

Dream team! Thank you to our volunteers for helping us out with our floating garden project on ! ☀️ Congrats to the 8th graders at ! Check us out in !

08/11/2025

🎉 Congratulations to the July 25 Local Power Training graduates at ! ⚡ After weeks of hands-on training with RETI Center, these future clean energy leaders are prepared to help power a cleaner, more equitable New York City. 🌍💪

Graduates concluded their program by connecting with professionals from Builder Performance Lab, , , , Soltage and — thank you for sharing your expertise and inspiring the next generation of talent. 💼✨

We are deeply grateful to our partners , , , and for making this program possible and helping to create lasting pathways into green careers. 💚🔋

This milestone marks the beginning of their journey — and we look forward to seeing the impact they will make in the clean energy sector. 🚀