ATLANTA — The housing market might be sputtering, but Habitat for Humanity International is getting a $100 million gift from an Atlanta developer who said his work has offered him a look at the struggle of poor people to find decent housing.
The nonprofit group announced Thursday it received the largest individual contribution in its history, an offering that will help Habitat build 60,000 homes around the globe.
The donation comes from J. Ronald Terwilliger of Atlanta, a former chief executive of housing developer Trammell Crow Residential Co. and a longtime member of Habitat’s board of directors.
Terwilliger said that through his work with Habitat and in the private sector he has witnessed the depths of poverty, seeing people living in cardboard shacks, as well as the struggle for middle-class families to find affordable housing. “People need a decent, safe, clean residence where they can get a good night’s sleep and families can be together.” The Associated Press
