The loss of former President Jimmy Carter is felt in Denver’s Globeville neighborhood — a community he visited in 2013 with Habitat for Humanity to help build and repair homes.
A decade later, Mario Mora looks out on his property the former president worked on, recalling the togetherness Carter instilled during that visit.
Mora still has a framed picture from Carter’s visit and recalled after the picture was taken, going to a dinner reception and hearing the former president speak. While he does not remember Carter’s exact words from the night, Mora remembers, “they were really inspiring and had a lot to do with family, got to support the family, get the family together, got to keep it strong and that’s basically what Globeville was doing that day — being a family and that was just one awesome day here in this community.”
Jacob Curtis During the presidential Habitat for Humanity project, 11 townhomes were built and 15 home repairs were completed. Carter worked alongside Coloradans, making improvements to the neighborhood still visible on Mora’s property.