It is with deep sorrow that Habitat for Humanity of Chester County (HFHCC) joins the world in mourning the passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Jimmy Carter made a final trip home to Plains, to be buried near the modest house he shared with his wife Rosalynn for more than six decades.
Former President Jimmy Carter — who died Dec. 29 and was laid to rest Thursday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, after a state funeral in Washington, D.C. — wore
Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteered for Habitat for Humanity for more than 35 years in 14 countries on more than 4,300 homes.
Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, take place Thursday. A Houston tribute planned Tuesday.
Faith Fuller grew up knowing the Carter family in her own community. With the former president being laid to rest this week, Fuller recalls the inextricable link between her family and Carter's legacy as a post-president.
we highlight his work and impact through the Habitat for Humanity organization. It all started with an invitation to a project in 1984 at a build near their home in Plains, Georgia, that changed ...
The official state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter has concluded and the 39th President of the United States will begin the journey to his hometown of Plains, Ga.
Carter’s work for the housing advocacy group began in Georgia, when Habitat’s original founders, Millard and Linda Fuller, approached the president and former first lady Rosalynn Smith Carter with the idea of empowering people to commit their own labor to build their homes — with the help of an army of volunteers.
I suppose I first became aware of Jimmy Carter when I lived in South Carolina in the 1970s. He was the down-home peanut farmer from Plains, Georgia who had become governor. Long before that happened,
I had relatives in Atlanta, so I had an interest in hearing what the man from Georgia had to say ... Carter was involved with the Habitat for Humanity, where he and other volunteers built houses for the poor. He also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
The United States recently bid farewell to former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024. A state funeral was held at the Washington National Cathedral, bringing together all living U.