In 2026, for the first time since 1988, the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project returned to Atlanta. Atlanta Habitat for Humanity brought together volunteers, partners and affordable housing advocates to build 24 new single-family homes and townhomes.

Jonathan Reckford talks with Builder Magazine about Habitat’s advocacy efforts, the significance of historic housing legislation in the House and Senate this year, and how policy can solve the housing affordability crisis.

Jonathan Reckford shares an update from Habitat on the Hill 2026, including the passage of the Housing for the 21st Century Act, the most significant piece of housing legislation to come out of the U.S. House of Representatives in a decade.

TIME: Research conducted on behalf of Habitat for Humanity shows that adequate housing is a powerful catalyst for well-being and sustainability.