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Deer Creek Wins City of Gainesville Award
Rural Neighborhoods’ Deer Creek Senior Housing (DCSH) is a proud recipient of the 2023 City of Gainesville’s Beautification Award for Multi-Family Developments. The City honored architects Ted Hoffman and Michael Facundo‘s multi-colored quilt exterior, angular interior hallways and solar paneled rooftop at its September 13th Gala. DCSH is a 62-unit joint venture between RN and Neighborhood…
Fun Day at Eden Gardens
Children enjoyed an afternoon of fun at Eden Gardens’ recent Fun Day for Kids. Approximately 20 children attended and played on the playground and with their friends while enjoying snacks. The event is held several times a year and offers children and their parents an opportunity to spend time together.
Residents Complete Local Leadership Academy
A new group of residents recently graduated from Rural Neighborhoods’ Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) in Immokalee. The students spent three days developing new communication, team building and leadership skills. Their final task was to select a community project in which they want to get involved. Rural Neighborhoods’ RLA was facilitated by Carlos and Rocio Salgado…
Revitalization at Esperanza Place: Land Development Leads to Investment
Rural Neighborhoods’ Eden Park-Esperanza Place Neighborhood Revitalization effort has led to a successful rebuilding approach. Esperanza Place PUD, a 32-acre parcel acquired by RN in 2015 and freshly entitled for new real estate development, serves as a launching pad for new neighborhood projects. Instead of building out the parcels itself, RN identified neighborhood needs, e.g….
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It’s creative placemaking at Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines Reserves. Street art by Brazilian graffiti artist Binho Ribeiro infuses our rental community with creative fun. The shipping containers mark the new community garden and future basketball court. They were funded through NeighborWorks’ Project Reinvest and Rural LISC to support our inclusion of public arts in…
Immokalee Residents attend Statewide Leadership Training
Five Immokalee residents participated in resident leadership training in Orlando from August 14–17, 2024, joining over 150 other local citizens from urban and rural communities. The training organized by the Florida NeighborWorks Collaborative offered courses in Resident Engagement and Leadership, Disaster Response, Health & Housing, and Affordable Housing. One participant noted, “It was a great opportunity…