Habitat for Humanity reinstated 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 Rosalyn Carter last year at the age of 96.

The Carter Work Project is an annual week-long event created in 1984 by the Carters, described by the organization as “Habitat volunteers, two of the world's most prominent humanitarian aid workers.”

In October 2023, the week-long event began at Habitat Charlotte Region's large-scale affordable housing neighborhood in North Carolina, Meadows at Plateau Price.

Future hosts and scores for five days Habitat volunteers built 27 single-family affordable homes on nine acres. They were assisted by Humanitarian and country music superstars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.

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“While we will never be able to fill their shoes, we are incredibly proud to have the opportunity to carry forward the legacy of President and Mrs. Carter through the continuation of the Carter Work Project,” Brooks said.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at the opening ceremony of the 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 caring. His mission to create decent housing for all will continue.

For four decades, the Carters have been its staunch defenders affordable housing for everyone, dedicating a significant amount of time to building and improving homes with 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 the affordable housing shortage,” according to Habitat.

The first Carter Work Project began that September when the Carters took dozens of Habitat volunteers to New York to renovate a six-story apartment building. Since then, the project has grown into a week-long event held annually in different locations around the world.

The Carters work at home in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1987. (Habitat for Humanity International)

The Carters acknowledged that “to ensure the greatest success, families need a stable, affordable foundation to grow on. That often starts with a safe place to call home,” Habitat said. “With this profound mission at its core, the Carters and Habitat have forged a partnership.”

“Habitat offers a simple but powerful way for people of diverse backgrounds to come together to achieve the most meaningful things in life. A decent home is, yes, also a true bond with our fellow citizens. A bond that comes with building is the breaking down of walls and barriers.”

– Former US President Jimmy Carter

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

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Carters “inspired millions “He has helped bring Habitat for Humanity to international recognition for our work to build decent and affordable housing, bringing together thousands of volunteers and even celebrities around the world to join our mission,” said Habitat.

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

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

The project in North Carolina is in what Habitat describes as a “once-thriving African-American neighborhood.” It is named after Plato Price School, which closed during desegregation in the 1960s. The lot remained vacant until 2019, when the city of Charlotte donated it to Habitat.

The foundation of the project was laid in September 2021.