Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity announced today that daily volunteer spots have now opened for the 31st annual Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project that will take place in North Texas the week of Oct. 5-11.
In order to be a daily volunteer in Dallas during the build week, you must be 18 years of age or older and commit to raising $500 per day in order to support the costs of construction as well as event logistics. Daily spots are first come, first served. In addition to daily volunteer spots, you may also volunteer to build throughout the entire event week.
Throughout the week of October 5-11, thousands of volunteers from around the world will join President and Mrs. Carter to help build or repair more than 100 homes in Dallas and Fort Worth. This year’s Carter Work Project also coincides with Habitat’s observance of World Habitat Day. Held on the first Monday of every October, the U.N.-designated World Habitat Day calls attention to the need for adequate housing for everyone by raising awareness and mobilizing people to take action in response to the need for better shelter around the world.
For three decades, Habitat’s Carter Work Project has engaged volunteers to improve communities across the United States and around the world. In Dallas, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity will build 30 new homes and repair 20 existing homes in the East Oak Cliff neighborhood, located near the Veterans Affairs Hospital. In Fort Worth, Trinity Habitat will build 15 new homes in the Central Meadowbrook neighborhood, and will paint 50 existing homes in partnership with the City of Fort Worth’s “Cowtown Brush Up Program.”
Please go here for additional details and to sign up to volunteer.