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Habitat for Humanity is an international organization that takes on the issues of poverty housing through building affordable housing in areas stricken with poverty. The organization was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. In 1984 the former president Jimmy Carter took a 'habitat work trip' and helped gain the organization national attention and in turn, caused the organization to grow dramatically in size. The organization now has many affordable housing projects across the country currently and worldwide. "Today, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses, sheltering more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide." More information about Habitat for Humanity can be found at their website: http://www.habitat.org/