Habitat for Humanity resumed the Carter Work Project this year to continue the groundbreaking work of former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter in creating affordable housing.

Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100, following the death of Rosalynn Carter last year at the age of 96.

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

The October 2023 event kicked off in North Carolina at Habitat Charlotte Region’s large-scale affordable housing neighborhood, The Meadows at Plato Price.

Over the course of five days, future owners and dozens of Habitat volunteers built 27 affordable single-family homes on nine acres of land. They were attended by humanitarians and country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.

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“While we could never fill their shoes, we are deeply honored to have the opportunity to carry on the legacy of President and Mrs. Carter through the continuation of the Carter Work Project,” Brooks said in a statement.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Carter Work Project in Biloxi, Mississippi in May 2008. (Habitat for Humanity International/Angel Pachkowski)

The former first lady was a leading advocate for mental health, women’s rights and care. Its mission to create decent housing for all will continue.

For four decades, the Carters have been staunch advocates affordable housing for everyone, devoting much of their time to building and improving homes alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

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While working with the organization in Americus, Georgia, in early 1984, the Carters saw “firsthand the effects of a lack of affordable housing,” according to Habitat.

In September of that year, the first Carter work project began when the Carters brought dozens of Habitat volunteers to New York City to renovate a six-story apartment building. Since then, the project has grown into a week-long event that takes place every year in a different location around the world.

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

The Carters recognized that “to ensure maximum success, families need a stable and affordable base to grow on. That often starts with a safe place to call home,” Habitat said. “With this mission deeply rooted at its core, Carters and Habitat formed a partnership.”

“Habitat offers a simple but powerful way for people from different backgrounds to come together to achieve the 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 construction of walls and the breaking down of barriers”.

– Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter

From the early 1980s through 2019, the Carters worked alongside more than 100,000 volunteers in 14 countries to build, renovate and repair nearly 4,400 homes through the Carter Work Project, according to the organization.

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The Carters”inspired millions around the world with his dedication and brought together thousands of volunteers and even celebrities to participate in our mission, helping Habitat for Humanity to be recognized internationally for our work to build decent and affordable housing,” said Habitat.

Former President Jimmy Carter hands Habitat owner Sunshine Salas the keys to her family’s new home in the Philippines in 1999. (Habitat for Humanity International/Gregg Pachkowski)

The former president said the organization “offers a simple but powerful way for people from different backgrounds to come together to achieve the most meaningful things in life.”

The project in North Carolina is in an area that was described as a “once-thriving African-American neighborhood,” according to Habitat. It was named after the Plato Price School, which closed in the 1960s during desegregation. The land sat vacant until 2019, when the city of Charlotte donated it to Habitat.

The project started in September 2021.