Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter measures a set of stairs as he helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Edmonton on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Many who worked alongside him in Alberta have ...

Habitat for Humanity was founded in Americus, Georgia — near Carter’s hometown of Plains — in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller. The organization aims to help build or improve homes for families in low ...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter measures a set of stairs as he helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Edmonton on Tuesday July 11, 2017. Many who worked alongside him in Alberta have shared ...

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter measures a set of stairs as he helps build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Edmonton on Tuesday July 11, 2017.

Ms. Taylor volunteered at a southeastern Edmonton site in 2017, building affordable homes for lower-income families as a part of the Carter Work Project.

Suzanne Taylor, a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, remembers former U.S. president Jimmy Carter being “strict” on construction sites, refusing to pose for pictures with others while on the ...