Volunteers on the build site.

Slideshow: The Carters, volunteers and families build hope together

The 2018 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project marked the 35th year that the former president and first lady have built alongside volunteers and future Habitat homeowners.

Volunteers from across the country gathered to help families build roofs, walls and community. Habitat Humanitarians President and Mrs. CarterGarth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood were joined by talk show host David Letterman and singer/songwriter Eric Paslay and his wife Natalie — all to build alongside families and help call attention to the critical and growing need for decent, affordable housing.

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Many volunteers arrive to the Mishawaka build site each morning as day breaks, getting a jump on another day of hard work and deep fellowship.

Many volunteers arrive to the Mishawaka build site each morning as day breaks, getting a jump on another day of hard work and deep fellowship.

Carter Work Project 2018

The 2018 Carter Work Project headed to Indiana where President and Mrs. Carter worked alongside future homeowners and volunteers to build or improve 41 homes in Mishawaka and South Bend.

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