Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project 2008

Gulf Coast –– May 11-16, 2008

Carter Work Project: On to the Gulf Coast
Preparations are underway for 25th annual work week.

Each year, former president Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter lend their hands to Habitat for Humanity during the weeklong Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. This year we celebrate President and Mrs. Carter’s 25 years of dedicated service with a weeklong build along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, headquartered in Biloxi, is the host affiliate for the 2008 Carter Project. Here – and at 17 other participating Habitat affiliates throughout Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas – more than 250 homes will be built in the project’s name.

Check back often leading up to May 11, as we will be posting daily features on our partner families and Habitat affiliates. See you in the Gulf!

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at work during Carter Work Project 2007 that took place in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Our 2008 host affiliate
Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, headquartered in Biloxi, is the host affiliate for the 2008 Carter Project.

Host Affiliate Feature

The Christine Logan family
Because of her job, Christine Logan barely got out of town before Hurricane Katrina hit. Her daughter and grandson had already left. She caught a last-minute ride with a cousin, throwing just a few things in a bag: She’d only be gone overnight and she had no time to pack.

Participating Affiliate Family Features

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: The Watts family
Madeline Watts, a native of New Orleans, lost her apartment and her job when Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. “There was no reason for me to go back,” she said. Now working as an admissions technician at a drug treatment facility, Watts and her extended family have started their lives over in Baton Rouge.

Waveland, Mississippi: The Fairconnetue family
After Hurricane Katrina nearly wiped her hometown off the map, Roxanne Fairconnetue traveled somewhat aimlessly from one friend’s home to another. Now she’s ready to come home to Waveland, Mississippi, and raise her children in her own home.

Bay St. Louis, Mississippi: The Flores family
Stephanie Flores’ youngest son, Vincent, will turn 16 in May, just in time to help build his family’s new home in the Diamondhead community of Hancock County, Mississippi. But he already seems to grasp the concept of sweat equity: “It teaches you about helping others.”