For many, building homes for Habitat for Humanity is a once in a lifetime experience. Many of the non-profit's volunteers work on a single project through a school or mission trip, or as fulfillment ...

Carter, who has lived most of his life in Plains, Georgia, traveled extensively into his 80s and early 90s, including annual trips to build homes ... He began his White House bid as an underdog ...

Carter discovered the organization while on a run. He recalled that he passed by a building and thought, “Rosalynn and I should come up and give them a hand.” “When we left the White House ...

“But I had a No. 1 priority and that was to come to Nashville and build houses.” In the decades since he left the White House, Carter used his own hammer and tool belt to help build, renovate ...

“My first time getting close to him to see him was when he came to build my house,” said Dukuly, who recalled Carter as friendly, just a regular person who spoke to everyone. “He helped a lot of ...

(Adam Schultz, The White House via AP) Carter, previously governor of Georgia ... including annual trips to build homes with Habitat for Humanity and frequent trips abroad as part of The Carter ...