“It’s not building just a home, but a community.” For Makayla Parks, homeownership was something she never dreamed would be possible. Now, she and her 2-year-old daughter, Paytonn, are watching their new home take shape in English, Indiana — right next door to the first home built by our Crawford County Covenant Partner. Local volunteers, […]
Category: Millard Fuller Legacy Build
Partnership brings new affordable homeownership opportunity to Mississippi Delta
Join this build or learn more GREENVILLE, Mississippi — The walls for a new Fuller Center home in Greenville have already traveled a long way — and they carry plenty of good wishes with them. Members of Peace Memorial Church in Chicago prefabricated the walls for the home, writing blessings on the boards before Fuller […]
New house captain Ben Diffendal eager to get started in Galax, Virginia
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 […]
New Americus home dedicated for Jenkins family as students, volunteers power Big Event build
AMERICUS, Georgia — Surrounded by volunteers, community partners and students who helped bring their home to life, David and Paris Jenkins and their family celebrated the dedication of their new home this week in Americus. For the Jenkins family, the home represents not only a fresh start, but a safer and more stable place to […]
VIDEO & GALLERY: Fuller Center’s 10,000th home exemplifies “love thy neighbor” spirit
Fuller Center’s 10,000th home exemplifies “love thy neighbor” spirit FITZGERALD, Georgia — When Cauley Bowen found out that the vacant lot next to his house on a quiet end of West Orange Street would become the site of a three-week Fuller Center for Housing blitz build, he was less than enthused. Yet, as he and […]
Johns Creek Baptist volunteers return to Fitzgerald to put faith into action
Volunteers, mostly from Johns Creek Baptist Church, celebrate kicking off the second week of the Millard Fuller Legacy Build on Monday, March 9. Johns Creek Baptist volunteers return to Fitzgerald to put faith into action FITZGERALD, Georgia — The Millard Fuller Legacy Build came to this quintessential small Southern town last year for the first […]
20th Anniversary Build: Meet homeowners whose dreams are coming true
More 20th Anniversary Build coverage here 20th Anniversary Build: Meet homeowners whose dreams are coming true In La Florida, Peru, The Fuller Center for Housing celebrated its 20th Anniversary Build — a week filled with faith, sweat, joy, and connection. Volunteers from across the United States, Canada, and Peru joined with local families to construct […]
VIDEO: Catch up with the Morris family, new homeowners in Fitzgerald, GA
FITZGERALD, Georgia — In April, the Fitzgerald Fuller Center for Housing united with Together for Hope and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia to build a simple, decent home on Main Street for Tyler and Taylor Morris and their three daughters — Maddie (11), Morgan (7) and Abigail (5). We’ll be doing it again March 1-21, […]