In April 2005, Millard and Linda Fuller, and a group of like-minded partners founded The Fuller Center for Housing as a return and re-commitment to the proven effective grass-roots, Christian principles with which they had started their affordable housing ministry decades earlier with Habitat for Humanity. This new organization provided a vehicle for the Fullers to continue striving toward the goal of eliminating poverty housing.
Fuller’s mission was his life. Every breath he drew was utilized to improve the quality of life of those who are unfortunate enough to live in the worst of places. Despite the notable and difficult absence left by Fuller — a true servant leader – the organization that bears his name and his mission carries on. Linda, his wife of 49 years and the co-founder of both Habitat and The Fuller Center, said that Millard would not want people to mourn his death. Instead, he would be more interested in having people put on a tool belt and build a house for someone in need.
“His final years leading The Fuller Center and getting back to our roots were some of the happiest and most joyous years of his life,” Linda recalls.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION
Millard and Linda Fuller were honored time and again by presidents, universities and civic organizations. Fuller held more than 50 honorary doctorate degrees for his leadership and progress toward eliminating poverty housing worldwide.
2005-2007
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