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Sustaining Way’s New Mission and Vision Sustaining Way has been going through strategic planning to set our path forward for the next several years. We are excited to announce our revised Mission and Vision to reflect who we are as an organization and guide our future. Vision: A world where all neighborhoods, people and nature […]

Sustaining Way & SCIPL Call for Unity, Service, and LOVE “Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere.” -Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In anticipation of celebrating the life and the legacy of Dr. King, we are moved synergistically in the midst of the recent civil and political unrest in our nation’s Capitol. We

Sustaining Way Founder, Rick Joye, was featured on Solar Tribune. The organization works to educate and advocate for solutions to address climate change. They provide resources for people to make the switch to renewable energy like solar panels. Solar Tribune supports individual, government, and corporate action. “As an individual, it can be overwhelming if you’ve

South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced November 20th the Angels of 2019. Sustaining Way was recognized, along with the other Angel Award Recipients, at a press conference and honored with a reception in the Secretary of State’s Office following the announcement. The Angels honored represent organizations that exemplify charitable giving in South Carolina. 

We have had one of our best summers ever this year! In addition to hosting numerous volunteer and Steward Education groups, during the months of June and July we held our Summer Steward Fellows session. All seven high-school students enrolled in our Summer Steward Fellows Program completed an 80-hour paid fellowship that included sustainability education,

The garden at Annie’s House is in full bloom. Our programs are really blossoming, too! View our most recent newsletter HERE.

In early May 2019 Sustaining Way co-hosted the Truth and Poverty Tour with the SC Poor People’s Campaign. The day began at Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church with a multi-faith service filled with payers and laments from clergy of many faiths plus testimonies from our former Engagement Coordinator Ebony D. Flowers and DACA recipient Victorio Cabrera. Rev. William Barber also spoke

On Saturday, May 4th, Sustaining Way hosted nearly 100 volunteers at three different sites for #hogday25. Some of the projects we worked on included: weeding, planting and mulching the Nicholtown Community Garden; clearing vegetation for our pollinator garden; building walkways for our pollinator garden; planting summer crops at Annie’s House, picking up litter in the Nicholtown

Sustaining Way is pleased to announce the addition of Carlos Terry as our new Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator. Driven by a desire to serve and protect those he’d come to know as family, Carlos joined the United States Navy as a Nuclear Electronics Technician in 2009. Following his service, he studied Electrical Engineering at Trident Technical

Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator works with Sustaining Way staff, our various partners, and the surrounding community to carry out Sustaining Way’s mission of empowering individuals and communities to bring about a sustainable and equitable future. The coordinator serves as the staff expert for sustainable agriculture while having primary responsibility for the