Hurricane Irma made nearly 100 structures in rural Immokalee uninhabitable in a matter of hours — mobile homes lost walls and roofs, traditional homes suffered flood damage from rising storm water. Hardest hit streets were marked by piles of clothes, drywall, flooring and furniture. Finding a new permanent residence takes longer than most imagine. Those…
The Rural Neighborhoods/Everglades Housing Group family would like to celebrate one of our own for achieving citizenship in the United States of America. Alexis Santana and his wife Rosa were sworn in as citizens on Thursday, August 31, 2017. Alexis and his wife came to the United States from Cuba approximately 13 years ago. In…
Rural Neighborhoods organizó recientemente su evento anual “ Regreso a la Escuela” en Everglades Village en Homestead. Cada año RN organiza el evento e invita a los socios comunitarios a participar y ofrecer servicios a nuestras 511 familias campesinas. Personal de RN y voluntarios entregaron más de 600 mochilas de libros en este emocionante evento….
Rural Neighborhoods recently hosted its annual Back to School Event at its Everglades Village in Homestead. Each year RN hosts the event and invites community partners to participate and offer services to our 511 farmworker families. RN staff and volunteers handed out over 600 book bags at this exciting event. Other community groups that participated…
El subdirector regional Christopher Taylor y el personal de la Oficina de Campo de Miami, Uche Oluku, Ph.D. Y Gloria Shanahan, visitaron las urbanizaciones de Rural Neighborhoods en LaBelle e Immokalee para comprender mejor el uso de los recursos HUD 202, CDBG y HOME en las comunidades rurales. El presidente Steven Kirk y el Director…
Deputy Regional Administrator Christopher Taylor and Miami Field Office staff, Uche Oluku, Ph.D. and Gloria Shanahan, toured Rural Neighborhoods’ housing developments in LaBelle and Immokalee to gain a better understanding of the use of HUD 202, CDBG and HOME resources in rural communities. President Steven Kirk and Neighborhood Revitalization Manager Dottie Cook talked with HUD…
20 jóvenes adultos y líderes de la iglesia Metodista Palm Harbor United Rural Neighbothoods a celebrar NeighborWorks America Week a principios de junio. Cada año, las organizaciones de NeighborWorks America, como Rural Neighborhoods, trabajan con voluntarios y residentes para mejorar las comunidades y aumentar la conciencia sobre el poder de los residentes comprometidos. Los jóvenes…
20 young adults and church leaders from Palm Harbor United Methodist Church helped Rural Neighborhoods celebrate NeighborWorks America Week in early June. Each year, NeighborWorks America organizations, such as Rural Neighborhoods, work with volunteers and residents to improve communities and raise awareness about the power of engaged residents. Palm Harbor youth planted 30 coconut palm…
Rural Neighborhoods was recently awarded a $500,000 Project Reinvest grant to focus on neighborhood revitalization in the Eden Park area. A total of 55 grants were awarded nationwide, with Rural Neighborhoods’ application being one of only five selected from rural communities. Steve Kirk, President of Rural Neighborhoods, said “Project Reinvest provides the perfect opportunity to…
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