1984
The first weeklong Carter Work Project was in September 1984, with the former president and Mrs. Carter joined by dozens of volunteers in the renovation of the six-story, 19-unit Mascot Flats apartment building in New York City.
1985
In 1985, the Carters returned to New York’s Lower East Side to finish the work they had started the year before. The renovation provided rare affordable housing in the city, allowing homeowners to remain in their neighborhood.
1986
Working in rainy conditions, some 150 volunteers from the United States and Canada worked alongside future Habitat homeowners to build a four-unit townhouse during the 1986 Carter Work Project in Chicago.
1987
President and Mrs. Carter led 235 volunteers in the construction of 14 houses in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Optimist Park area.
1988
Carter Work Project volunteers built 20 homes in Atlanta, Georgia, and renovated another 10 housing units in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1989
In 1989, the Carter Work Project traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where President and Mrs. Carter joined nearly 1,000 volunteers and homeowners to build six new homes and renovate eight others.
1990
Some 3,000 volunteers worked alongside 100 families from Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, to build their homes. In Tijuana, the Carters joined volunteers staying in tents next to the construction site.
1991
In 1991, President Carter returned to Miami’s Liberty City area, which he had last visited while occupying the Oval Office. More than 400 Carter Work Project volunteers spent the week building 14 houses alongside Habitat homeowners.
1992
The Carters returned to Washington, D.C., in 1992, as Habitat volunteers. The Carter Work Project completed 10 homes in the nation’s capital. In addition, 10 houses were rehabbed in the Sandtown area of Baltimore.
1993
More than 1,100 volunteers joined the Carters for the first Carter Work Project to be held entirely outside the United States. The week saw the construction of 18 houses in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and 10 houses in Waterloo, Ontario.
1994
Thirty houses were completed on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation near Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
1995
More than 1,500 volunteers from 39 states and five countries participated in the 1995 Carter Work Project in Los Angeles’ Watts/Willowbrook neighborhoods and other Southern California communities.
1996
The Carter Work Project marked it first foray into Europe in 1996. President and Mrs. Carter led construction of 10 Habitat homes in Vac, Hungary. They built with homeowners and 500 volunteers from 23 countries.
1997
The 1997 Carter Work Project built 50-plus houses in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee.
1998
As the 1998 Carter Work Project kicked off in Houston, Texas, 100 families had hopes for a better future. When the build week wrapped up, that future was in sight.
1999
In one of the largest Carter Work Projects, 14,000 volunteers from 32 countries helped build safe, decent and affordable homes in the Philippines. Families worked alongside volunteers to build 293 homes in six communities.
2000
President and Mrs. Carter built with families in the Carters’ hometown of Plains, Georgia, and also joined thousands of volunteers in Americus, Georgia; Jacksonville, Florida; and New York, New York. The week netted 157 new Habitat homes.
2001
In 2001, President and Mrs. Carter and volunteers traveled to Asan, South Korea. More than 9,000 volunteers from South Korea and other countries worked with homeowners to build 136 housing units.
2002
The Carters were joined by the then-presidents of Mozambique, Malawi and Kenya who witnessed 3,000 volunteers and Habitat homeowners build 100 houses in Durban, South Africa.
2003
Volunteers joined the Carters in LaGrange and Valdosta, Georgia, and in Anniston, Alabama, to build alongside 92 Habitat homeowners.
2004
The Carter Work Project 2004 brought together 4,000 Mexican and international volunteers to build 150 Habitat for Humanity homes in one week in the cities of Puebla and Veracruz.
2005
While Detroit and Benton Harbor were the main sites of the 2005 Carter Work Project, local Habitats across Michigan also worked to strengthen their communities. More than 200 homes were built in Michigan during the week.
2006
Sandhya and her husband, Aziz, worked with President and Mrs. Carter and volunteers during the 2006 Carter Work Project in Lonavala, India. Their home, one of 100 built during the week, is a place where the family can thrive.
2007
In 2007, the Carter Work Project headed to southern California, to South Central Los Angeles and San Pedro, where more than 750 volunteers joined homeowners to build 30 houses and refurbish dozens of others.
2008
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 Carter Work Project took place in recovering communities along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
2009
The volunteers and homeowners of the 2009 Carter Work Project joined together in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and China with the common goal of building stronger communities.
2010
President and Mrs. Carter worked in communities in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland; Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota; and Birmingham, Alabama.
2011
In 2011, the Carters and their fellow volunteers worked alongside families affected by Haiti’s devastating earthquake to erect 100 stable, secure homes.
2012
The Carters traveled to the Caribbean nation of Haiti once again, with volunteers working alongside more than 150 families who moved from tents or makeshift shelters into safe, homes.
2013
For the 30th consecutive year, the Carters joined with volunteers to build and renovate houses in Oakland and San Jose, California; Denver, Colorado; New York City and Union Beach, New Jersey.
2014
Habitat for Humanity’s 31st Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project brought the Carters together with more than 5,000 volunteers and 100 families for a weeklong build in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.
2015
In November 2015, with the project planned for Chitwan, Nepal, canceled because of civil unrest, the Carters participated in a one-day build in Memphis, Tennessee.
2016
The 2016 Carter Work Project brought hundreds of volunteers to Memphis, Tennessee. They and the Carters worked alongside Habitat homeowners to build 19 new homes and improve others.
2017
In 2017, the Carters helped 150 families build and improve places they can call home in Canada as the country celebrated its 150th anniversary.
2018
The 2018 Carter Work Project headed to Indiana where President and Mrs. Carter worked alongside future homeowners and hundreds of other volunteers to build or improve 41 homes in Mishawaka and South Bend.
2019
The 2019 Carter Work Project headed to Tennessee where President and Mrs. Carter worked alongside future homeowners and volunteers to build 21 homes in Nashville.
2023
Due to their health, President and Mrs. Carter could not attend the 2023 Carter Work Project. Continuing the work of these renowned housing champions, hundreds of volunteers gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina, to help build 27 homes alongside homeowners.
2024
For the 2024 Carter Work Project, volunteers and homeowners got to work in St. Paul, Minnesota, helping build 30 homes. While President Carter could not attend, those at the event held an on-site celebration for his 100th birthday that week.
