Arborlawn’s friends at Trinity Habitat for Humanity are participating in the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project October 5-11, 2014. The Fort Worth part of this Metroplex-wide event will see the construction of 15 new homes in the Central Meadowbrook neighborhood and the painting of 50 existing homes throughout Fort Worth in partnership with the City of Fort Worth’s “Cowtown Brush Up” Program.
Those who are interested in this project will have the opportunity to discuss it with Kapreta Johnson of Trinity Habitat for Humanity in the Lower Commons between worship services on Sunday, May 11. She will be at a table that day answering questions with Arborlawn Habitat contacts Roy Rambo and Patricia Johnson.
Jimmy Carter became involved with Habitat for Humanity in 1984 when, as an experienced carpenter, he helped renovate a six-story New York City apartment building. That initial project was the seed for what would become a long-lasting partnership. Every year for three decades, Jimmy and Rosalynn have spent a week building homes with Habitat for Humanity. The Carters’ yearly commitment to Habitat – called the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project – brings a spotlight to the local host community and an enthusiasm for Habitat for Humanity’s work across the globe. The 31st annual Carter Work Project features work in communities in and around Fort Worth and Dallas.
Trinity Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope by offering a variety of innovative housing solutions. Trinity Habitat builds new homes, externally repairs existing homes, and offers homeownership education classes and counseling services in partnership with qualified hardworking families in Tarrant, Johnson, Parker, and Wise Counties. These varied solutions enable Trinity Habitat to effectively respond to changing housing realities in our service area, to adapt to the unique needs of specific families and neighborhoods, and to help families thrive and neighborhoods flourish.
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