Causes: Economic Development, Urban & Community Economic Development

Mission: Metanoia is a movement of people rooted in faith. We invest in neighborhood assets to build leaders, establish quality housing and generate economic development.

Programs: Leadership development: Metanoia Youth Leadership Academy (MYLA) offers year-round leadership development for students and adults in the most distressed neighborhoods in North Charleston. We offer after school programming for 85+ students after school during the school year and 110+ students during the summer months. We serve students from 1st to 12th grades and offer internships for college graduates who have been students in our programs. Housing Development: Metanoia is a nonprofit housing developer focused in the same distressed communities where we operate our leadership programming. As a HUD-certified Community Development Corporation, we offer repairs to homeowners on a low fixed income. We also acquire and renovate vacant properties for sale or rental to those that qualify per HUD guidelines. Economic Development: Metanoia seeks the economic revitalization of the communities we serve. We continue to accomplish this offering training to minority contractors, operating student-run small businesses, working to attract a grocery store to our community and working for the economic revitalization of a downtown shopping district in the heart of our neighborhood.