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Habitat for Humanity restarted the Carter Work Project this year to continue the groundbreaking work of former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter in creating affordable housing.
Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100, following the death of Rosalynn Carter last year at the age of 96.
The Carter Work Project is an annual week-long event created in 1984 by the Carters, who have been described by the organization as “two of the world’s most distinguished humanitarians as dedicated Habitat volunteers.”
The week-long October 2023 event kicked off in North Carolina at Habitat Charlotte Region’s large-scale affordable housing neighborhood, The Meadows at Plato Price.
Over the course of five days, prospective homeowners and many Habitat volunteers built 27 affordable single-family homes on nine acres of land. They were assisted by Humanitarians and country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
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“While we can never fill their shoes, we are extremely honored to be given the opportunity to carry forward the legacy of President and Mrs. Carter through the continuation of the Carter Work Project,” Brooks said in a statement.
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Carter Work Project in Biloxi, Mississippi, in May 2008. (Habitat for Humanity International/Angel Pachkowski)
The former first lady was a leading advocate for mental health, women’s rights and care. Its mission to create decent housing for all will continue.
For four decades, the Carters have been strong advocates for affordable housing for all, devoting a significant portion of their time to building and improving homes alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers.
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While working with the organization in Americus, Georgia, in early 1984, the Carters saw “firsthand the effects of the lack of affordable housing,” according to Habitat.
In September of that year, Carter’s first work project began when the Carters led dozens of Habitat volunteers to New York City to renovate a six-story apartment building. Since then, the project has become a week-long event that takes place in a different location around the world every year.
The Carters working on a house in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1987. (Habitat for Humanity International)
The Carters recognized that “to ensure the greatest success, families need a stable and affordable base to grow on. That often starts with a safe place to call home,” Habitat said. “With this mission held deeply at its heart, the Carters and Habitat formed a partnership.”
“Habitat offers a simple but powerful way for people of diverse backgrounds to come together to achieve those most meaningful things in life. A good home, yes, but also a real connection to our human beings. A connection that comes with building walls and breaking down barriers”.
From the early 1980s through 2019, the Carters worked alongside more than 100,000 volunteers in 14 countries to build, renovate and repair nearly 4,400 homes through the Carter Work Project, according to the organization.
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The Carters “inspired millions across the globe with their dedication and gathered thousands of volunteers and even celebrities to join our mission, helping Habitat for Humanity gain international recognition for our work to build decent and affordable housing,” Habitat said.
Former President Jimmy Carter gives the keys to Habitat homeowner Sunshine Salas at the dedication of her family’s new home in the Philippines in 1999. (Habitat for Humanity International/Gregg Pachkowski)
The former president has said the organization “provides a simple but powerful way for people of diverse backgrounds to come together to achieve those most meaningful things in life.”
The North Carolina project is in an area that was described as a “once-thriving African-American neighborhood,” according to Habitat. It was named after the Plato Prize School, which closed in the 1960s during desegregation. The land remained vacant until 2019, when the city of Charlotte donated it to Habitat.
The project started in September 2021.
