Legacy Build information and registration Ben Diffendal (shown at the 2024 Millard Fuller Legacy Build in Hillsville, Virginia) will be the house captain for the 2026 Legacy Build in nearby Galax, Virginia, August 23-28. New house captain Ben Diffendal eager to get started in Galax, Virginia GALAX, Virginia — Leading a Fuller Center for Housing […]
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We are a grass-roots nonprofit … and we always will be
Fuller Center for Housing of Greater New York Executive Director champions getting youth involved in a lifetime of volunteering. We are a grass-roots nonprofit … and we always will be Editor’s note: “How we build a better world” is a regular series of articles featuring a closer look at the methods and principles of enlightened […]
Global Builders volunteers build homes, goodwill, and a better world
Global Builders form a “bucket brigade” while serving in Armenia. Global Builders volunteers build homes, goodwill, and a better world Editor’s note: “How we build a better world” is a regular series of articles featuring a closer look at the methods and principles of enlightened charity that make our affordable housing ministry work so effectively. […]
Community servant gets home repairs and improvements in Price, Utah
During a stop in Utah on The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure’s two-week Canyon Connector ride, cyclists traded their bikes for work gloves to help a man who has spent decades serving his community. Volunteers joined members of the Castle Country Fuller Center for Housing to complete repairs and improvements at the home of longtime community […]
“Sweat equity” furthers families’ sense of pride, ownership
Many Fuller Center homeowner partners — such as Brandy Spivey working on her home in Fitzgerald, Georgia, a few months ago — not only meet but also far exceed their “sweat equity” requirements. “Sweat equity” furthers families’ sense of pride, ownership Editor’s note: “How we build a better world” is a regular series of articles […]
Book honors grandmother’s legacy and lessons — including “sweat equity”
AMERICUS, Georgia ― In 1987, Marcus Johnson was living in his grandmother’s one-bedroom duplex with several other family members who shared a small kitchen and a single bathroom whose tub and shower were not functional, leaving the 13-year-old to bathe in a foot tub with water heated on the stove.. It had been that way […]
From Bicycle Adventure rider to ministry leader: Ann Coleman shares her Fuller Center journey
When Ann Coleman joined her first Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure ride, she discovered much more than a love for cycling. She found a new way to serve others. In a recent podcast interview, Coleman shares how she became a serious cyclist later in life, eventually riding across the United States at age 63, and how […]
Keeping homes “simple and decent” key to affordability
Fuller Center homes in the United States feature simple home plans and amenities to keep the houses affordable for our homeowner partners. Keeping homes “simple and decent” key to affordability Editor’s note: “How we build a better world” is a regular series of articles taking a closer look at the methods and principles of enlightened […]