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Ousting of the founder
Habitat's founder, Millard Fuller, and his wife were dismissed by the Habitat
board of directors on January 31, 2005 after he was accused of "suggestive
comments and inappropriate touching" toward a female employee during a ride to
the Atlanta airport in 2003. HFH now says there was insufficient evidence to
corroborate the complaint, and it now appears that the firing was due to a
change in corporate culture.
Before Fuller's termination, attempts were made by former President Jimmy Carter
to broker an agreement that would allow Fuller to retire with his $79,000 salary
intact; when Fuller was found to have violated the non-disclosure portion of
this agreement, he was subsequently fired. In response to his dismissal from the
project he founded, Fuller has established The Fuller Center for Housing, which
aims to work directly with local Habitat affiliates and other organizations,
without involving the international headquarters.
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