Carter Work Project 2026
May 3-8, 2026 | Atlanta, Georgia
For the first time since 1988, the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project returns to Atlanta.
Atlanta Habitat for Humanity will bring volunteers, partners and affordable housing advocates together May 3-8, 2026, to build 24 new single-family homes and townhomes.
Several of the homes built during the 1988 Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Georgia. Volunteers built 20 homes in Atlanta and renovated another 10 housing units in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Laying the groundwork: Langston Park
This year, the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will kick off construction at Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest master-planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills neighborhood.
Langston Park represents a bold step forward in expanding affordable homeownership, introducing modern, sustainable townhome-style living for the first time in Atlanta Habitat’s history. With easy access to MARTA, the Atlanta Beltline and nearby green spaces, families will thrive in a safe, stable and connected community.
This year, the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will kick off construction at Langston Park, Atlanta Habitat’s newest master-planned community in the historic Sylvan Hills neighborhood.
Langston Park represents a bold step forward in expanding affordable homeownership, introducing modern, sustainable townhome-style living for the first time in Atlanta Habitat’s history. With easy access to MARTA, the Atlanta Beltline and nearby green spaces, families will thrive in a safe, stable and connected community.
In the news
Jonathan Reckford on keeping the Carter’s legacy alive through the Carter Work Project
Jonathan spoke with SaportaReport about this year’s Carter Work Project alongside Rosalyn Merrick, president and CEO of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. “We know the best way to honor the remarkable legacy of the Carters is to keep the work going.”
Let's Open the Door
In the same year of the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, we’re celebrating 50 years of helping more than 65 million people around the world build, improve or finance places to call home. Through hands-on builds, pop-up exhibits, compelling new research and powerful storytelling, we’re bringing housing to the center stage at a global scale.
Looking back: Carter Work Project stories
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Since 1984, President and Mrs. Carter have been building and advocating for affordable housing alongside Habitat for Humanity for over 30 years. Journey through the incredible legacy of Carter Work Projects!
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Sally Mae Hollis says she isn’t the sole owner of the house in Atlanta she’s lived in for the past 36 years, graciously telling visitors who stop by: “This is Jimmy’s home!”
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Habitat for Humanity’s 39th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, the first since the passing of President Carter, brought together more than 2,000 volunteers in Austin’s Whisper Valley neighborhood to keep the work going.
Seventy-six-year-old Gerard Van de Werken hit the gym to prepare for the physical demands of building houses for the 2025 Carter Work Project in Austin, Texas. In an NPR story, Van de Werken shared reflections on his more than 25 years as a Habitat volunteer.