At Habitat, we believe every community deserves not only the right to recover, but the power to thrive. That’s why we’re reimagining disaster recovery — building resilience in housing and restoring lives with dignity and justice at the center of all we do.
“We get to see despair transform into hope over and over,” President Carter once said. Take a look back at the kinds of inspiring moments that spark when homeowners, volunteers and supporters come together under a common mission.
With a focus on lifting up and bringing lasting change to communities, Habitat works with local partners to implement solutions as unique as the neighborhoods themselves. Take a closer look at neighborhood revitalization work in Muncie, Indiana, and Philadelphia to see how residents are leading the change.
Mauk, Indonesia, is home to 90,000 people, with an average of four to five individuals per household. Around 35,000 live in extreme poverty. This project will help build decent, climate-resilient housing to help improve the lives of people living in extremely poor conditions.
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Wells Fargo employees are excitedly converging on the build site for Habitat’s Carter Work Project in Charlotte, North Carolina, to volunteer alongside families building their new Habitat homes.
Since 1984, President and Mrs. Carter have been champions and groudbreaking voices for affordable, decent housing for all, donating their time and leadership each year to build and improve homes through Habitat’s Carter Work Project.
Jose Luis shares his family’s long struggle to become homeowners and what it means to now be able to live in their dream home.
The 2023 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Oct. 1-6, 2023. Take a look at some of the most memorable moments from the week as homeowners and hundreds of volunteers worked to build 27 single-family affordable homes.