Rural Neighborhoods Chairperson Arturo Lopez, Executive Director of the Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Farmworker Justice, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1981 that seeks to empower migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions. The June 13th reception held in Washington, DC honored Lopez for…
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation, one of the nation’s largest organizations supporting projects to revitalize communities through investments in housing, schools and economic development, honored RN President Steven Kirk as a Rural Champion at its national rural conference in Monticello, New York on June 5th. Kirk was honored for his exemplary and longstanding service to…
Desperdicio de aluminio, madera y trozos de aislamiento mojado es todo lo que queda de las cuatrocientas casas móviles que los pizcadores locales de frutas y vegetales llamaron hogares por dos decadas. Esa mañana, después del huracán Andrew, Everglades Labor Camp estaba esparcido en pedazos en un campo de cultivo. Meses después, Bob Jensen intervino…
Rural Neighborhoods honored Liz Conchola as its Friends and Neighbors 2016 Volunteer of the Year for her tireless and invaluable work in our Back-to-School and Holiday Celebrations. Liz and her team sponsored book bags and school supplies at the start of the 2016-2017 school year and holiday gifts this Christmas Season for more than 500…
Mas de 80 invitados y funcionarios electos se reunieron este Junio con el respetado activista Steven Mainster para la dedicación del nuevo centro de Everglades Village (4,700 pies cuadrados) Este centro se utilizará para actividades después de clases escolares. La gran apertura del nuevo centro de aprendizaje “Steven Mainster” marcó la celebración de NeighborWorks 2016….
More than 80 guests and elected officials joined respected activist Steven Mainster to dedicate Rural Neighborhoods’ new 4,700 square foot after-school center at Everglades Village in June. The grand opening of the new Steven Mainster Learning Center marked our 2016 NeighborWorks Week celebration. The new building will host Centro Campesino-Farmworker Center’s YouthPride after-school program serving…
Political talk suggests it’s not a question of ‘if’ we fix our broken immigration laws, but a question of ‘when.’ Immigration reform for those who toil in our nation’s fields just might be among the changes most near. But as political forces gather, I’m sad to say too little attention is paid to one unpleasant…
Join us for BBQ on Friday, June 13th at 12:00 Noon as Rural Neighborhoods launches the new Steven Mainster Youth Enrichment Center during our NeighborWorks Week 2014 celebration at Everglades Village. The brightly colored 3,692 square foot structure designed by local architect Ron Dorris and financed by USDA Rural Development will offer neighborhood children and…
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