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Summertime with Sustaining Way – Summer 2025 Newsletter

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Summer 2025 Newsletter Making Moves: Backyard Garden program expands In a monumental step towards replicating Sustaining Way’s programs in additional communities across the state of South Carolina, we are proud to announce the installation of the first Backyard Garden in Spartanburg! The Backyard Garden Program helps people grow fresh food at home, learn sustainable gardening […]

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Program Expansion: Healthy Lifestyles & Healthy Foods

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Program Expansion: Healthy Lifestyles & Healthy Foods Written & Edited by Jenna Seigworth and Michael Brown As part of Sustaining Way’s “5 In 5” Strategic Plan, our organization launched a biweekly food distribution program in the Southside of Spartanburg to address the persistent food insecurity that has historically impacted the community. The Southside has long endured the harsh

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6 Areas of Sustainability & Sustainable Development Goals

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6 Areas of Sustainability & Sustainable Development Goals Written & Edited By Jenna Seigworth & Abbi Burgess At Sustaining Way, we are committed to creating and maintaining programs that enhance systems change. That’s why we correlate our six areas of sustainability with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 17 current SDGs were

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Spring 2025 Newsletter

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Spring into 2025 with Sustaining Way! A Moment with our ED Dear Friends, I hope this message finds you well and filled with hope for our collective future. As the Executive Director of Sustaining Way, I want to take a moment to address some pressing issues faced by our distressed frontline communities, including Nicholtown and

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Learn About One of Our Exceptional Volunteers – Janice Lasker

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Learn About One of Our Exceptional Volunteers – Janice Lasker By Summer Meares When Janice Lasker moved to Greenville from Virginia, she was looking for volunteer opportunities in the community, and she missed having a garden. She found Sustaining Way through an online search, and immediately knew she wanted to get involved. Janice quickly became

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Happy World NGO Day!

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Happy World NGO Day! By Ashley Ramos Every year on February 27, we recognize the dedication and impact of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) worldwide. But what exactly is an NGO?  According to World NGO Day, it is a nonprofit, citizen-based group that operates independently of government influence. They are also called non-profit organizations, civil society organizations,

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How AmeriCorps VISTA Fuels Sustaining Way’s Mission

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How AmeriCorps VISTA Fuels Sustaining Way’s Mission By Ashley Ramos Since its launch in 1965, the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program has played a crucial role in fighting poverty by helping nonprofits build capacity to serve communities better. At Sustaining Way, about 78% of our staff are AmeriCorps VISTAs, which greatly shows

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