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Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter’s Habitat for Humanity legacy will proceed, group says

Editorial Board Published December 29, 2024
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Habitat for Humanity resumed the Carter Work Mission this yr to proceed former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter’s groundbreaking work in creating inexpensive housing.

Jimmy Carter died Sunday on the age of 100, following the loss of life of Rosalynn Carter final yr at 96.

The Carter Work Mission is an annual week-long occasion created in 1984 by the Carters, who’ve been described by the group as “two of the world’s most distinguished humanitarians as dedicated Habitat volunteers.”

The October 2023 week-long occasion kicked off in North Carolina at Habitat Charlotte Area’s large-scale inexpensive housing neighborhood, The Meadows at Plato Worth. 

Over the course of 5 days, future owners and scores of Habitat volunteers constructed 27 single-family inexpensive houses on 9 acres of land. They had been assisted by Humanitarians and nation music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.

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“Though we could never fill their shoes, we are so incredibly honored to be given the opportunity to carry President and Mrs. Carter’s legacy forward through the continuation of the Carter Work Project,” Brooks stated in a press release. 

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter on the opening ceremony for the 2008 Carter Work Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi, in Could 2008.  (Habitat for Humanity Worldwide/Angel Pachkowski)

The previous first woman was a number one advocate for psychological well being, ladies’s rights and caregiving. Her mission to create respectable housing for all will stick with it. 

For 4 a long time, the Carters have been robust advocates for inexpensive housing for everybody, dedicating a major quantity of their time constructing and enhancing houses alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers. 

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Whereas working with the group in Americus, Georgia, in early 1984, the Carters noticed “firsthand the effects that lack of affordable housing has,” in line with Habitat. 

In September of that yr, the primary Carter Work Mission kicked off when the Carters led dozens of Habitat volunteers to New York Metropolis to renovate a six-story condominium constructing. From then on, the challenge has grow to be a week-long occasion that takes place in a special location everywhere in the world annually.

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The Carters engaged on a house in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1987. (Habitat for Humanity Worldwide)

The Carters acknowledged that “to ensure the greatest success, families need a stable, affordable foundation to grow. That often begins with a safe place to call home,” Habitat stated. “With this deeply held mission at its center, the Carters and Habitat formed a partnership.” 

“Habitat provides a simple but powerful avenue for people of different backgrounds to come together to achieve those most meaningful things in life. A decent home, yes, but also a genuine bond with our fellow human beings. A bond that comes with the building up of walls and the breaking down of barriers.”

– Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter 

For the reason that early ’80s and thru 2019, the Carters labored alongside greater than 100,000 volunteers in 14 international locations to construct, renovate and restore practically 4,400 houses via the Carter work Mission, in line with the group. 

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The Carters “inspired millions across the globe with their dedication and rallied thousands of volunteers and even celebrities to take part in our mission, helping Habitat for Humanity become internationally recognized for our work to build decent and affordable housing,” Habitat stated. 

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Former President Jimmy Carter offers keys to Habitat home-owner Sunshine Salas on the dedication of her household’s new home within the Philippines in 1999. (Habitat for Humanity Worldwide/Gregg Pachkowski)

The previous president has stated that the group “provides a simple but powerful avenue for people of different backgrounds to come together to achieve those most meaningful things in life.”

The challenge in North Carolina is in an space that was described as a “once thriving African-American neighborhood,” in line with Habitat. It was named after the Plato Worth Faculty, which closed within the Nineteen Sixties throughout desegregation. The land was left vacant till 2019, when town of Charlotte donated it to Habitat. 

The challenge broke floor in September 2021.

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