Hearts and Hammers - In the 1970s, Bob Walker served as a Peace Corps volunteer architect in Bahrain where he designed and built low-income housing.



Hearts and Hammers - In the 1970s, Bob Walker served as a Peace Corps volunteer architect in Bahrain where he designed and built low-income housing.

Hearts and Hammers - In the 1970s, Bob Walker served as a Peace Corps volunteer architect in Bahrain where he designed and built low-income housing.

HISTORY

In the 1970s, Bob Walker served as a Peace Corps volunteer architect in Bahrain where he designed and built low-income housing. Several years later, while living in Dallas, he and the local chapter of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers decided to renovate an elderly minister's home. They were looking for a bonding experience that would allow them to utilize their Peace Corps experience for the benefit of their community.

The following year nine homes were renovated and Hearts & Hammers was born. Mr. Walker recognized the overwhelming need for home renovations among people that had the most difficult time affording and/or performing such improvements: the elderly, disabled and those immediately above or below the poverty level.

Hearts & Hammers has attracted notable supporters such as President George W. Bush, who was actively involved as chairman of the organization from 1990-94. In the 14 years since its founding, Hearts and Hammers has refurbished nearly 600 homes in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. The organization is now more than 3,000 volunteers strong and continues to prosper in Texas. The Dallas-Ft. Worth chapter has received national and regional recognition for its efforts.

In 1997, Hearts & Hammers created its second chapter in the Twin Cities area with the goal of eventually expanding the program to serve more communities across the country.



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