A graduate of Wofford College, Jessica is a communications specialist for The Fuller Center.
A year ago, Kimberly Ann Mullis of Americus, Georgia, was in rough shape. After a routine meniscus repair procedure, she contracted a staph infection, and had to learn to walk all over again. Meanwhile, her home’s ceiling was caving in and the walls were rotting. Around the same time Kim’s boss and his wife, Steve […]
For Steffani Zavala, participation in the 2016 Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure was only the beginning of her love of the organization. Alongside her husband Luke, Steffani rode her bike from Seattle, Wash., to Washington, D.C., to raise funds and awareness for The Fuller Center for Housing. Full of creative energy, Steffani has a passion for […]
For 17-year-old Sam Girian of Manchester, Mass., the 2016 Millard Fuller Legacy Build in Vanadzor, Armenia, wasn’t just another service trip. It was an opportunity to learn about himself and the world around him. The high school junior isn’t short on life experience: He lives away from his family at a rigorous college preparatory boarding […]
When first testing the idea of partnership housing, Millard Fuller brought home a new tradition from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the word “Oyee.” Used to express excitement, joy, and gratitude, it is often shouted with the left fist raised in the air. After Millard brought the now-infamous word to the Fuller Center, it […]
A group of young adults in Missouri experienced the joy of working with the Fuller Center for Housing of Greater Kansas City this past July. Now, as they look back on the experience, they realize what it taught them about the world. The sixteen students were from various parts of Missouri, and spend their trip […]
Four years ago in El Salvador, single mother Evelyn Martinez-Palacio found herself in a predicament. She no longer had anywhere to live, and nowhere she found to rent was affordable for her family. Faced with no other option, Evelyn moved herself and her children into a notoriously dangerous area on the outskirts of their city, […]
After Nancy Watling fell through the floor of her Mississippi home, the Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders and her home church, First Presbyterian of Ocean Springs, knew they had a project on their hands. The Disaster ReBuilders group is spending the next two weeks completely reconstructing the home, starting on a new slab and working their […]
As hard as it is to believe, the 2016 Fuller Center Bike Adventure year is drawing to an end after the conclusion of the Silver Comet ride this past weekend. The 128-mile weekend event drew 26 riders from 10 different states, coming from as far away as California and Michigan. Riders were treated to beautiful […]
