After being selected to become a homeowner partner, “I bawled and squalled and cried like a baby,” Hayleigh Cox tells the Clarion-News for an extensive new report on The Fuller Center of Crawford County Indiana’s first-ever Millard Fuller Legacy Build. The newspaper also spoke with FCH Crawford County leader Reggie Timberlake and veteran FCH construction […]
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Oxford, Mississippi’s first Millard Fuller Legacy Build powered by love and faith
Oxford, Mississippi’s first Millard Fuller Legacy Build powered by love and faith OXFORD, Mississippi — When Oxford-Lafayette Fuller Center President Clint Williford handed Bria Brown the keys to her new home in the Brittany Woods neighborhood on Saturday in the blazing Mississippi sunshine, it was the culmination of an intense month of building. Honoring the […]
Support from local colleges, hospital powers latest Big Event in Americus, Georgia
Local colleges, hospital provide bulk of volunteers for latest home build in Americus, Georgia AMERICUS, Georgia — The first Big Event build in 2024 featured hundreds of enthusiastic hands building a home in partnership with homeowner Emmanuel Robinson and his three children. The vast majority of those volunteers were students and staff from Georgia Southwestern […]
Georgia town’s Legacy Build experience was unifying and faith-boosting
Georgia town’s Legacy Build experience was unifying and faith-boosting FITZGERALD, Georgia — Cam Jordan has long been a tireless advocate for adequate and affordable housing in this quintessential small Georgia community — although he looked a little tired by the conclusion of the four-week Millard Fuller Legacy Build that resulted in a beautiful new home […]
Former NFL, Ole Miss star adds muscle to Legacy Build in Oxford
OXFORD, Mississippi — When Todd Wade took the field with the Ole Miss Rebels or one of the four NFL teams with which he played over a nine-year pro career, it was not always easy to spot the offensive tackle when burly linemen battled did battle play after play, often winding up somewhere at the […]
Ole Miss police dispatcher “thankful, grateful and happy” to become homeowner
OXFORD, Mississippi — Bria Brown has a dream for her 8-year-old daughter, Zion: “To give her the world … and more.” A dispatcher for the University of Mississippi’s campus police department, Brown is taking a big step toward that dream the week of April 14-18 as the homeowner partner for the Oxford-Lafayette Fuller Center for […]
Don’t miss our new “More Than Houses” podcast with Dave Diffendal
It’s hard to believe that Dave Diffendal’s history with The Fuller Center for Housing dates only back to 2021. That’s when a friend invited him to join him for a week at a Millard Fuller Legacy Build project in Hillsville, Virginia. Dave was easy to spot as he was usually the tallest volunteer on the […]
Mother of three: This is more than turning a page — it’s a whole new book
INDIANAPOLIS — The ongoing resurrection of the Haughville neighborhood on the west side of this Midwest metropolis — which continues this Friday when a new home is dedicated for Katy Arnold and her three children — is a recurring theme in areas where The Fuller Center for Housing has worked since its founding nearly 20 […]