The document describes the mission and history of the Fuller Center for Housing, a faith-based nonprofit founded by Millard Fuller to provide adequate housing for those in need worldwide. The Fuller Center promotes partnerships to build homes through local covenant partners in 26 US states and 17 countries. It carries on the legacy of Millard Fuller, who founded Habitat for Humanity and helped build over 200,000 homes before establishing the Fuller Center in 2005 to continue his vision of eliminating poverty housing.

2. The
Fuller
Center
for
Housing
“For
every
house
is
built
by
someone,
but
the
builder
of
all
things
is
God.”
Hebrews
3:4
The
Fuller
Center
for
Housing’s
mission
statement
states
that:
The
Fuller
Center
for
Housing,
faith-­‐driven
and
Christ-­‐centered,
promotes
collabora=ve
and
innova=ve
partnerships
with
individuals
and
organiza=ons
in
an
unrelen=ng
quest
to
provide
adequate
shelter
for
all
people
in
need
worldwide.
The
Fuller
Center
is
founded
on
the
principles
that:
We
are
part
of
a
God
movement,
and
movements
don’t
just
stop.
We
have
been
called
to
this
housing
ministry;
we
didn’t
just
stumble
into
it.
We
are
unashamedly
ChrisGan,
and
enthusiasGcally
ecumenical.
We
aren’t
a
church
but
we
are
servant
of
the
Church.
We
are
faith
driven,
knowing
that
aIer
we’ve
done
all
we
can
do
the
Lord
will
help
finish
the
job—something
that
requires
us
to
stretch
beyond
our
raGonal
reach.
We
are
a
grassroots
ministry,
recognizing
that
the
real
work
happens
on
the
ground
in
communiGes
around
the
world
through
our
covenant
partners,
so
a
large,
overseeing
bureaucracy
isn’t
need.
And
lastly,
we
try
to
follow
the
teachings
of
the
Bible
and
believe
that
it
says
that
we
shouldn’t
change
interest
of
the
poor,
so
we
don’t.
Government
has
a
role
in
our
work
in
helping
set
stage,
but
that
we
shouldn’t
look
to
it
as
a
means
to
fund
the
building
of
a
home.

3. The
Legend:
Millard
Fuller
“I
see
life
as
both
a
giI
and
a
responsibility.
My
responsibility
is
to
use
what
God
has
given
me
to
help
His
people
in
need.”
–Millard
Fuller
Millard
Fuller
was
born
on
January
3,
1935
in
the
small
town
of
LaneX,
Alabama.
Millard
grew
up
to
become
the
ulGmate
philanthropist;
he
was
the
founder
of
both
Habitat
for
Humanity
InternaGonal
and
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing.
In
1976,
Habitat
was
founded
and
during
his
29-­‐year
leadership,
over
200,000
homes
were
built
with
projects
in
100
countries.
In
April
of
2005,
Millard
and
his
wife,
Linda,
founded
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing.
Millard
and
Linda
married
in
1959
and
during
their
50
years
of
marriage,
they
were
honored
by
presidents,
universiGes
and
civic
organizaGons.
Millard
help
more
than
50
honorary
doctorate
degrees
for
his
leadership
and
was
also
awarded
with
the
PresidenGal
Medal
of
Freedom.
Millard
passed
a
year
ago
on
February
3,
2009,
but
his
legacy
conGnues
through
his
sermons,
his
legacy
and
through
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing.

4. The
History
Millard
Fuller
majored
in
economics
at
Auburn
University
and
received
his
law
degree
from
the
University
of
Alabama.
Millard
was
a
successful
businessman
and
became
a
millionaire
by
the
Gme
he
was
29-­‐years-­‐old.
In
1968,
the
Fuller’s
gave
up
their
wealth
and
moved
to
Koinonia
Farm
in
southwest
Georgia.
Together,
Millard
and
Clarence
Jordan
formed
Partnership
Housing,
which
is
now
known
as
Habitat
for
Humanity.
In
2005,
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing
was
founded
aIer
Millard
and
Linda
Fuller
leI
Habitat
for
Humanity.
The
Fuller
Center
is
currently
building
and
renovaGng
home
in
17
countries
and
in
57
communiGes
in
the
United
States.
The
Fuller
Center’s
working
mission
is
to
help
more
than
1
billion
people
worldwide
who
live
in
poverty
housing.
Millard’s
commitment
and
legacy
to
eliminate
poverty
housing
conGnues
today
though
the
“hearts
and
hands
of
thousands
of
volunteers
who
seem
to
build
a
beXer
world,
one
house
at
a
Gme.”
AIer
Millard’s
unexpected
death
in
February
2009,
David
Snell
took
over
at
the
president
of
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing.

5. Fuller
Center
Partners
Join
the
Movement!
The
Fuller
Center
for
Housing
has
many
opportuniGes
for
individuals
to
get
involved.
• The
Fuller
Center
has
54
covenant
partners
in
26
U.S.
states.
• The
Fuller
Center
has
17
internaGonal
covenant
partners
in
Armenia,
Australia,
the
Cook
Islands,
the
DemocraGc
People’s
Republic
of
Korea,
the
DemocraGc
Republic
of
the
Congo,
El
Salvador,
Ghana,
HaiG,
India,
Nepal,
The
Netherlands,
Nigeria,
Peru,
Philippines,
Republic
of
Congo,
Sierra
Leone
and
Sri
Lanka.
• The
Fuller
Center
also
has
Disaster
ReBuilders,
Global
Builders,
Student
Builders
and
RV
Builders.
• The
Fuller
Center
also
has
special
projects
that
include:
Millard
Fuller
Legacy
Builds,
Earth
Day
and
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing
Bike
Adventure.

6. “I
Have
a
Dream”
–MLK
Jr.
As
Millard
Fuller
used
to
say:
“
The
future
of
this
movement
lies
with
the
young
people.”
My
dream
started
when
my
father
signed
on
to
become
the
president
of
the
Tallahassee
covenant
partner
with
the
Fuller
Center
for
Housing.
His
commitment
to
our
community
inspired
me
and
wished
that
students
at
Florida
State
University
had
the
chance
to
give
back,
as
well.
Students
Builders
is
a
faith-­‐
bases,
student-­‐led
service
organizaGon
that
seeks
to
build
each
other
up
in
Christ,
build
support,
build
homes
and
build
awareness.
The
student
builders
covenant
partner
at
Florida
State
University
started
out
with
seven
members
and
now
has
grown
into
an
organizaGon
with
over
75
acGve
members.
In
my
Gme
as
president
and
founder,
we
renovated
over
eight
houses.
Millard’s
legacy
conGnues
to
inspire
me
to
be
a
beXer
person
and
conGnue
my
love
for
serving
my
community
and
eliminaGng
poverty
housing.