Jimmy Carter Partners with Habitat for Humanity

Jimmy Carter

Pol Light Moment #10 is Jimmy Carter partnering with the work of Habitat for Humanity. Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, serving from 1977-1981. Prior to that he served as the Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975. Since 1984, Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn have devoted a week each year to a Habitat for Humanity Project (Source).

In 2008, Jimmy Carter said this about his work in Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat gives us an opportunity which is very difficult to find: to reach out and work side by side with those who never had a decent home--but work with them on a completely equal basis. It's not a big-shot, little-shot relationship. It's a sense of equality (Source). 

The following is a video of Jimmy Carter announcing the Carter Work Project in China in 2009.



Jimmy Carter has been featured in other Pol Light moments and can be found by searching this blog with the Jimmy Carter Label.

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Richard Codey Spends Night Undercover in Homeless Shelter

Pol Moment #8 is when Richard Codey spent the night undercover in a homeless shelter in Newark, New Jersey. Richard Codey is a former Governor of New Jersey, having served from 2004-2006. At the time of this moment he was a state senator in New Jersey representing the 27th Legislative district in New Jersey.

Richard Codey has had a passion for addressing the needs of homeless people in New Jersey. He said about his project, "We're looking to shine a light on people, who in this economy, are forgotten about (Source)."

Part of his research included spending the night undercover in a homeless shelter on March 6, 2012. When Richard Codey went undercover he stated to the shelters that he had recently been released from a mental institution. He said that closed some doors for him to find housing. Here is a news story on Richard Codey's venture.


For more information on Richard Codey's experience in a homeless shelter read this article from NJ.com.

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