Associates from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation believe Habitat is an ideal partner to work alongside communities to improve the health and quality of life the residents living there.
President and Mrs. Carter. Making a difference. The future. These are just a few of the answers that volunteers and future Habitat homeowners gave at the Carter Work Project when asked, “What inspires you to build with Habitat?”
Habitat for Humanity’s 34th Carter Work Project begins in Canada July 9. During the week that follows, hundreds of volunteers will build homes alongside 150 families, including Indigenous families, at sites across Canada.
President Carter was dehydrated working in the hot sun in Winnipeg during the Carter Work Project.
Meet some of the families who partnered with Habitat to build a better future during the 2013 Carter Work Project.
Over the years, we’ve witnessed families and volunteers swap smiles and stories, connect across cultures and languages and make both memories and an impact while working together to build homes and hope on a Habitat build site.
Low-income families are bearing the greatest brunt of the impact of climate change. At Habitat, we partner with financial institutions from around the world to provide the products and services that families need to build a stronger home for themselves.
Since credit can be difficult, if not impossible, for many households to access, we have focused on strategies for equitably increasing access to credit for underserved populations.
The provincial government in Alberta has shown its full support by serving as a sponsor for the weeklong Carter Work Project.