Submitted by: Glen Barton VP of US Field Operations Fuller Center for Housing Recently, I saw a registration come in for the 2011 Millard Fuller Legacy Build from a young lady I had met for the first time at the Derby City Build in Louisville. “Great I said to myself. She is hooked.” While young folks […]
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Recent Storms-Early Report
Submitted by Glen Barton Vice President, US Field Operations The Fuller Center for Housing As soon as it became apparent the magnitude of the recent tornados, we at Fuller Center began calling Covenant Partners in the possibly impacted areas. Our covenant partners were spared. However, hundreds of people in nearby communities were not so fortunate. Many are […]
Neighborhood of Choice
“We are transforming Boston Court into a neighborhood where people want to live and not where people have to live” Don Erler, president of Louisville Fuller Center said at the dedication of 5 homes in the Shawnee area of Louisville. The Derby City Build brought together 100 volunteers during the week of March 14-17 and included […]
Living the Mission
Bart Tucker, organizer of Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders has done some pretty remarkable things. Within hours of hearing of the massive disaster of Hurricane Katrina, Bart Tucker a retired US Air Force colonel living in northern Virginia just outside Washington DC, got in his car and went to Mississippi to help. He arrived to find […]
Michigan on the Move
Located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan is Berrien County, Michigan. Berrien County is just north of the Indiana state line, so it is as far southeast as you can be in Michigan. Berrien County has the cities of Benton Harbor, St.Joseph and a few small townships. St. Joseph and Benton Harbor are separated by […]
A heartwarming story from Lanett, Ala.
We’ve recently uncovered some old footage from a build that took place in Lanett, Ala. where the Chattahoochee Fuller Center Project keeps busy. The video below features one of their first homeowners, Terence Lovelace. By now, CFCP has completed 23 homes and counting. Learn more about the work of the Chattahoochee Fuller Center Project here. Find […]
Another way Millard would have done it
Submitted by Glen Barton Vice President-US Field Operations One of Millard’s legs to his three legged stool of Fuller Center success was "getting the word out." Yesterday Kevin Lee, president of Yalobusha County Fuller Center in Water Valley/Yalobusha County (MS) held a general information meeting. He not only invited local folks interested in what Fuller Center […]
The Excitement is Building!
The Excitement is Building was the title of one of Millard Fuller’s many books. The statement is as true today as it was when Millard wrote the book. At this moment, the excitement is building in Indianapolis. The week of September 3-10 (build dates are Sept. 5-10) the Central Indiana Fuller Center and about 300 […]