Julia Finley (center) places the first exterior board of her home into place with the help of house captain Peter Salemme (right) and other Millard Fuller Legacy Build volunteers on Monday in Opelika, Alabama. Legacy Build homeowner partners grateful for hand-up and new friends OPELIKA, Alabama — When families are selected as Fuller Center for […]
Tag: sweat equity
Mother of two far exceeded sweat equity requirements for her new home
Mother of two far exceeded sweat equity requirements for her new home EMPORIA, Virginia — Fuller Center for Housing homeowner partners put in a lot of work in the building of their homes. It’s called “sweat equity,” and is a core tenet of The Fuller Center’s philosophy that homeowners are co-workers and true partners in […]
CHRIS JOHNSON: Even the littlest drops of sweat equity sow great seeds
PARTNERSHIP PRINCIPLES Chris Johnson VICE-PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Chris enjoyed a 20-year career as a newspaper journalist before joining The Fuller Center in 2011. He handles social media, website, video, photography, writing, publications and media relations as a 1-person communications department. He remains a multi-award-winning humor columnist for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer and has published five books. […]
Independence, Louisiana homeowner has shed many tears of gratitude over past 5 years
(Photo: Krystal Dillon and her three children partnered to become Fuller Center homeowners in 2015 in Independence, Louisiana. Last month, her sister became a Fuller Center homeowner in Hammond, Louisiana.) When the Ginger Ford Northshore Fuller Center dedicated the home of April Dillon and her family in Hammond, La., last month, they knew exactly what […]
Three months in new home already life-changing for Missouri mom and daughter
(Photo: Rachel and Stella Henderson moved into their new home built by The Fuller Center for Housing of Johnson County, Missouri, in April of this year.) There are many ways Rachel Henderson can measure the joy of owning her own home in Warrensburg, Missouri. She can literally measure the two-bedroom, two-bath home that is far […]