Carter Work Project News

“It is an honor to host the Carter Project,” said Chris Monforton, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. “Habitat has done such great work here on the Gulf Coast, but this event is an important reminder that many people in this region are still living with the hurricane's effects two years later. By raisingawareness about the need for affordable housing and rebuilding the Gulf Coast, we are one step closer to finding a solution.”

25 Years of Building with the Carters
Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, have been helping Habitat for Humanity shine the spotlight on the need for affordable housing since 1984. That year, the Carters led a small team of Habitat volunteers to New York City to help renovate a six-story apartment building with 19 families in need of decent, affordable shelter. A quarter of a century later, that modest effort has grown into an internationallyrecognized annual event that has taken place in communities around the world.

HFHMGC CEO Chris Monforton and President & Mrs. Carter

Latest News & Events Relating to the Cater Project

06/05/08 Carter And Habitat find Coast needs still great  06/02/08 JRCWP House Photos now up!  05/22/08 APA Raises Floors and Hopes For Habitat Owners  05/21/08 Monumental Task Faces Smaller Group of Habitat Volunteers  05/20/08 Waste Management joins Habitat for Humanity as national partner  05/17/08 Carters inspect home construction progress, give Bibles  05/17/08 Starting Today, Let's Do The Work Ourselves  05/17/08 Habitat Hands Out Thanks  05/16/08 Former Romanian president helping build homes in MS with Habitat for Humanity  05/16/08 Carters Visit Habitat Homes to Thank Volunteers, Greet Homeowners  05/16/08 Progress too slow for all these people  05/15/08 Restoring Homes, Spirit  05/15/08 Carter Work Project Update: Rain, rain go away  05/15/08 Volunteers Treated to Block Party  05/15/08 Carter Appeals for Habitat's Continued Presence in Gulf  05/14/08 Salvation Army Partners with Habitat for Humanity's JRCWP  05/14/08 Homebuilding Blitz Brings Katrina Devastated Areas to Life  05/14/08 Home frames going up quickly in Biloxi as part of Carter Work Project  05/14/08 Beneficiaries of Habitat Project Look Forward to a Place to Call home  05/14/08 Saved by the new insulation  05/14/08 Father, son work together on Carter Work Project  05/14/08 AmeriCorps the Beautiful  05/14/08 Habitat Volunteers Can Find Each Other On Work Sites  05/13/08 Habitat Volunteers Rehab North Gulfport Homes  05/13/08 PG&E Volunteers Travel to Gulf Coast for Habitat for Humanity's JRCWP  05/13/08 Carter Work Project Update: A little less crowded  05/13/08 Carters Kick off weeklong Habitat for Humanity Build  05/13/08 Carter Work Project Update: A permanent Footprint  05/12/08 Carters Visit Gulf Coast  05/12/08 Habitat for Humanity in Mississippi  05/11/08 Thank You Habitat  05/11/08 Coastians still lack housing  05/11/08 Thousands Come Out for Habitat  05/11/08 Carter Visit Opens Tonight In Biloxi  05/10/08 Flordia couple helps on Carter Work Project  05/10/08 Habitat Volunteers Participate in Framing Frenzy Biloxi  05/10/08 Delta Employees partner with Habitat  05/10/08 Nearly 3 Years After Katrina, Housing Remains a Major Issue  05/10/08 Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Employees Travel to Gulf Coast for Habitat for Humanity's 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project  05/10/08 Around South Mississippi  05/08/08 THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION TO FRAME MORE THAN 45 HOUSES DURING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY’S JIMMY AND ROSALYNN CARTER WORK PROJECT  05/06/08 Partners Make Affordable Housing Possible during Habitat's JRCWP 2008  05/05/08 Carters Coming To Build Houses  04/21/08 Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Volunteers to Travel to Gulf Coast for 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project  04/07/08 Carter's visit will highlight needs  04/02/08 Knight Foundation gives more than $1M to Habitat for Humanity  03/31/08 Whirlpool Corporation Helps Support Habitat for Humanity's 25th Annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project in the Gulf Coast  03/25/08 Knight Foundation donates to HFHMGC  03/10/08 Pre Carter Help Needed  03/05/08 College Students Launch Carter Project  02/06/08 Habitat homes, Carters coming  01/28/08 Home Ownership Opportunities in Pascagoula & Biloxi!  01/26/08 Carter will join volunteers  01/25/08 25th Annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project hits the Gulf Coast  01/25/08 Jimmy Carter Coming To Build Homes