Habitat for Humanity Timeline By tyjorg May 20, 1965 Fullers visit Koinonia for the first time May 17, 1968 Basic model of Habitat for Humanity was begun. May 20, 1968 Koinonia laid out 42 half-acre house sites May 20, 1975 First major house project in Zaire May 17, 1976 The name Habitat for Humanity is made to an official organization May 17, 1976 Founded by Millard and Linda Fuller May 17, 1984 President Jimmy Carter and his wife take their first Habitat work trip May 20, 2003 Jonathan Reckford gets announced as CEO May 17, 2008 300,000 house built May 17, 2013 600,000 houses built so far