Jimmy Carter's dedication to Habitat for Humanity spans decades, marked by his active involvement in building projects and a continuous effort to support the organization's mission.
In 2019, former President Jimmy Carter showed up at a Habitat for Humanity site in Nashville with a smile – and a black eye. One day earlier, Carter, then 95, had fallen and needed 14 stitches, but he kept up his commitment to the organization. It's a commitment he's held since the 1980s.Habitat for Humanity, which helps homeowners build homes alongside volunteers, was founded in Americus, Georgia, nearby Carter's hometown of Plains.
Americus happens to be where Carter first volunteered with the organization in 1984.Later that year, Carter happened to walk by another Habitat build in New York City, according to the organization. He noticed there were few volunteers, so he and his wife, Rosalynn, joined them. They brought some more volunteers with them, helping to renovate the apartment building that would house 19 families. Since then, the former president and first lady have run The Carter Work Project with Habitat for Humanity. The New York City building is considered the first of the homes they've worked on – and the couple has returned to the city for builds three times, according to CBS New York.'He's funny and one hard worker,' CEO of Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County Karen Haycox told CBS New York. 'He's the first on the site in the morning and very often the last one to leave at the end of the day.'Habitat homeowner Jacqueline Wills told CBS Dallas Fort Worth what it was like to work alongside the president as he volunttered in Forth Worth. 'It was such an honor it was a humbling experience,' Wills said. 'I will never forget that and I'll be totally indebted to him for the rest of my life.''They had the houses on this street marked one through 10 and ours was number one, and they called it The Carter house because President Carter himself worked on it,' she adde
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