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Fuller Center to build 2 houses in Allendale
March 15, 2010 – 1:57 pm | No Comment
Fuller Center to build 2 houses in Allendale

Two houses in Allendale
Two Shreveport families will be getting new homes thanks to The Fuller Center for Housing.
Volunteers and college students from Idaho, Minnesota and Texas will be working alongside the families to construct the …

Hurricane Katrina: Five Years Later; Special Tri-City Build Marks Nearly Five Years of Recovery Efforts by The Fuller Center for Housing
March 12, 2010 – 7:07 pm | No Comment
Hurricane Katrina: Five Years Later; Special Tri-City Build Marks Nearly Five Years of Recovery Efforts by The Fuller Center for Housing

SHREVEPORT, La., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — This year marks the fifth anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It is also the fifth anniversary of The Fuller Center for Housing, a non-profit that jump-started its affordable …

New Grocery Store in Allendale
February 27, 2010 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
New Grocery Store in Allendale

A building that’s been vacant for years will soon reopen its doors. Northwest Louisiana’s Fuller Center for Housing plans to turn what use to be a liquor store into a neighborhood grocery store. Allendale community …

Partnership builds houses and hope
December 5, 2009 – 5:56 pm | No Comment
Partnership builds houses and hope

Soon after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, damaging more than 200,000 homes and displacing more than one million people in Louisiana alone, Community Renewal International joined forces with The Fuller …

Night Out showcases revitalized neighborhood
November 4, 2009 – 5:36 pm | No Comment
Night Out showcases revitalized neighborhood

Shreveport’s Clay Street was one of about 90 residential byways transformed into a block party Tuesday evening, fostering a sense of community and sending a message to criminals that they are unwelcome.
For Allendale, Night Out’s …

Make A Difference Day
October 25, 2009 – 9:52 pm | No Comment
Make A Difference Day

Hours before Leeteesha Walker and Marion Sullivan’s Alston Street houses were dedicated at a ceremony, volunteers landscaped nine houses, installed smoke detectors at 60 houses and provided emergency preparedness information in the neighborhood. Their efforts …