▁Chicago , ▁where ▁they ▁helped ▁build ▁a ▁four - unit ▁complex ▁on ▁the ▁city ' s ▁West ▁Side . ▁They ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁their ▁daughter , ▁Amy , ▁and ▁celebrated ▁their ▁ 4 0 th ▁wed ding ▁anni versary ▁— ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁— ▁on ▁the ▁build ▁site . ▁In ▁years ▁to ▁come , ▁Carter ▁children ▁and ▁grand children ▁would ▁frequently ▁volunte er . ▁▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina : ▁Hab itat ▁founder ▁Mill ard ▁Full er ▁called ▁Charlotte ▁" The ▁Mi racle ▁on ▁ 1 9 th ▁Street ," ▁and ▁com ed ian ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁build ▁ 1 4 ▁houses ▁in ▁Charlotte ' s ▁Opt im ist ▁Park ▁area . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁tan dem ▁with ▁a ▁world wide ▁Hab itat ▁House - R ais ing ▁Week , ▁in ▁which ▁an ▁additional ▁ 3 0 0 ▁homes ▁were ▁begun . ▁▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania : ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁build ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁held ▁in ▁two ▁separate ▁locations ▁— ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 - vol unte er , ▁ 1 0 - unit ▁renov ation ▁project ▁in ▁North ▁Philadelphia , ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - ▁volunte er , ▁ 2 0 - house ▁project ▁in ▁Atlanta ' s ▁Edge wood ▁neighborhood . ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Mil w au