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Largest initiative to date will mobilize nearly 2,800 bank volunteers across 10 countries to help address the need for affordable housing.

One former president, one former first lady, three country music stars and 21 future Habitat for Humanity homeowners are swinging hammers and raising walls for new homes today in Nashville during the weeklong 36th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.

The book, published today by St. Martin’s Essentials, is inspired by stories Reckford has seen and heard in his 14 years leading the world’s leading housing nonprofit.

President and Mrs. Carter mark the announcement that Habitat for Humanity’s 2020 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will take place in the Dominican Republic.

As the 36th annual Carter Work Project kicked off in Nashville, future Habitat homeowners, volunteers and donors, local leaders and musical talent, as well as the former president and first lady, convened at the historic Ryman Auditorium and then on the build site to usher in the weeklong build.

The 2019 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project marked the 36th year that the former president and first lady have built alongside volunteers and future Habitat homeowners. Volunteers from across the country gathered to help families build roofs, walls and community.

Year after year, now numbering 36, the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project has forged connections between families seeking decent homes and volunteers seeking a way to share their hearts.

A partnership between Habitat Zambia and the government has helped families like Jonathan’s create a community of hope and homeownership.

Habitat’s definition of decent housing includes access to clean water, something more than 40% of Zambians don’t have. By partnering with Habitat Zambia, many communities can now access clean, treated water.