Sustaining Way

Founded in 2012, Sustaining Way uses education, collaboration and advocacy to create sustainable, caring and equitable communities for current and future generations. 

Sustaining Way's programs are designed to give individuals the tools and resources to educate, empower and develop themselves in ways that promote responsibility, creative thinking, environmental stewardship, employability, and self-confidence. Our six focus areas, Consumption and Waste, Energy, Environmental Sustainability, Food and Landscape, Health and Wellness, and Social Sustainability, provide education and advancement for the Nicholtown community and greater Greenville. 

We aim to educate and encourage individuals to develop themselves in ways that promote responsibility, creative thinking, environmental stewardship, employability, and self-confidence. Sustainable practices, focusing on healthy eating and energy efficiency, are integrated throughout our work to address common challenges for communities in poverty -- lack of access to healthy food; lack of access to personal transportation; substandard housing and resulting exorbitant energy costs; and high rates of obesity and hypertension. Our long-term goal is to proliferate our model to other communities struggling with poverty in Greenville and beyond.