The Fuller Center of Northwest Louisiana raised more than $95,000 this past weekend with a unique fundraiser that also helped shine a light on a nearly complete build in Bossier City, Louisiana, and on its upcoming groundbreaking for the next home for a veteran in Shreveport. The fundraiser gave people an opportunity to rappel down […]
The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure’s East Coast ride from Maine to Key West began on Saturday, while the cross-country ride is currently in Louisiana on its way from San Francisco to Savannah (where the two rides will meet for a celebration next month). KTLA-TV caught up with the riders in Shreveport for this piece. The […]
Caden Lee Carter may never know what it’s like to spend the holidays in a substandard home. That’s because his parents — Roderick and Quinetta Carter — partnered with The Fuller Center for Housing to build a new home alongside dozens of volunteers at the 2015 Millard Fuller Legacy Build in Shreveport. Their goal in […]
Southern University at Shreveport is receiving a $989,579 grant — part of more than $80 million in grants by the U.S. Department of Labor across 35 states — to continue the YouthBuild Shreveport program, which supports academic and occupational skills training for opportunity youth. Participating youth ages 16-24 can earn their high school equivalency diploma […]
The first Fuller Center homes built in the United States were in Shreveport’s Allendale community, a neighborhood so afflicted with crime and drugs that the police asked Millard Fuller not to work there as people’s safety could not be guaranteed. Naturally, true to Millard’s way, that’s exactly where he chose to begin work. More than […]
