The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project spent the week in Atlanta as Habitat for Humanity celebrates its 50th anniversary. GPB’s Amanda Andrews takes us there.

In this Spring edition of the Habitat magazine, learn how Habitat is helping to empower families through strategic microlending, upgrade water systems in long-term refugee camps, and more. 

DorMiya Vance reports on the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Work Project for WABE, interviewing volunteers, a future homeowner, and descendants of the Carters.

Check out the group photos from the 2026 Carter Work Project in Atlanta, Georgia.

“The spirit of service is taking over Southwest Atlanta this morning as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project officially kicks off. Starting Monday, thousands of volunteers from across the globe have touched down at Langston Park with a massive goal: building 24 affordable homes in just five days.”

Habitat for Humanity’s move into community development is “a classic example of a nonprofit organization really trying to be responsive to community needs,” said Vincent Reina, urban economics and planning professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

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