In 1984, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter joined volunteers to renovate 19 homes in New York; 42 years later, their project has helped build 4,496 homes | World News - The Times of India
In September 1984, former US President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter led Habitat for Humanity volunteers to New York, building alongside 19 families in need of safe, affordable housing. That was the inaugural Carter Work Project, now a weeklong event held somewhere in the world each year.