“It’s not a handout — this is the best opportunity I’ve had to own something that’s affordable without having to pay a whole lot of ridiculous interest,” 20-year U.S. Navy veteran Charles Smith told us after his 2021 home dedication in Shreveport, Louisiana. Many of the veterans with whom we have partnered have explicitly told […]
Category: How we build a better world
A closer look at how Fuller Center homeowners build equity—and fast
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. Our spiritual founder, Clarence Jordan, wrote that, “What the poor need isn’t charity but capital, not social workers but co-workers.” […]