ate ▁the ▁ 1 9 - unit ▁building , ▁and ▁media ▁coverage ▁brought ▁attention ▁to ▁Hab itat , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁Amer icus , ▁Georgia , ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁from ▁Carter ' s ▁h omet own ▁of ▁Pla ins , ▁Georgia . ▁Even ▁though ▁President ▁Carter ▁has ▁said ▁repeatedly ▁he ▁never ▁intended ▁to ▁start ▁an ▁annual ▁project , ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁ ▁the ▁Car ters ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁renov ation ▁work . ▁On ▁Oct . ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁annual ▁project , ▁the ▁Car ters ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁families ▁living ▁there . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Jimmy ▁& ▁Ros al yn n ▁Carter ▁Work ▁Project ▁had ▁helped ▁ 4 , 3 9 0 ▁families ▁move ▁into ▁safe , ▁afford able ▁shelter ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁countries . ▁Over ▁the ▁years , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 4 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁have ▁signed ▁up ▁to ▁build ▁alongside ▁the ▁Car ters . ▁ ▁The ▁Carter ▁Work ▁Project s ▁started ▁mod est ly ▁and ▁built ▁slowly . ▁Early ▁projects ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁were ▁relatively ▁small ▁compared ▁ ▁to ▁later ▁years . ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois : ▁Following ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁tri ps ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁Car ters ▁moved ▁on ▁to