In connection with HUD celebrating National Healthy Homes Month in June, Rural Neighborhoods is undertaking a related initiative aimed at improving air quality for residents. Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines Reserve is becoming a smoke-free property to provide a safer, healthier environment for residents and their guests. The change will be phased in over the… Read more »
Rural Neighborhoods completed renovations to the first 10 units at its newly acquired Sanders Pines complex in Immokalee. Purchased in late October 2016, Rural Neighborhoods is working with DEC Contracting to renovate all 75 units at the Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines Reserve development. Another five units will be completed by the end of May… Read more »
U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart and Collier County Commissioners Penny Taylor and Bill McDaniel joined 125 guests to dedicate the Hatchers Preserve rental community on Monday, April 17th. Hatchers is a small, impactful 18-unit investment that is critical to Rural Neighborhoods’ Eden Park-Esperanza Place Neighborhood Revitalization work in Immokalee. The celebration took place as important housing programs such as the Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnership… Read more »
“Hatchers remains a small rental community, but there is no place we work where the sense of partnership has been greater than in the building these 18 units,” remarked Rural Neighborhoods President Steven Kirk as he opened the celebration of Hatchers Preserve. “Local government’s generosity was unmatched, and national partners, too, joined in to make Hatchers a more livable place not simply bricks and mortar.” Mr. Paul Weech, President of NeighborWorks… Read more »
Rural Neighborhoods and residents in the Eden Park neighborhood celebrated the area’s rich diversity with a Cultural Festival at Timber Ridge. DJ Ruben Garza generously donated his time and played a variety of music and games for attendees throughout the afternoon. He was complemented by local band, Caribbean Groove. Residents celebrated their many cultures while… Read more »
Everglades Housing Group, Rural Neighborhood’s property management and resident services affiliate, brings Mercy Housing veteran, Amy Moore, on board as Director of Property Management. Ms. Moore served as a Senior Area Director for Mercy Housing since 2011, managing a rental housing portfolio stretching from Colorado to Texas including Low Income Housing Tax Credit, Rural Development and HUD… Read more »
With funding from NeighborWorks America, Rural Neighborhoods began working with residents and stakeholders in early 2015 to comprehensively assess the strengths and challenges of the Eden Park-Esperanza Place (EP2) neighborhoods in Immokalee. This diverse area is home to approximately 7,400 residents, the majority of whom are Latino (81%). The result of this 18-month effort was… Read more »
Recently, students from Wartburg College visited Immokalee for an alternative Spring Break during which they worked with local non-profit organizations. While in Immokalee, the Wartburg students worked two days at Rural Neighborhoods’ newest property, Sanders Pines. Acquired in late October, the property is now being rehabbed with renovations underway at 16 of the 74 units. … Read more »
The University of Florida’s Family Nutrition Program launched a new class for residents in the Eden Park area. Over the next eight weeks, residents will learn about nutrition and small changes they can make in their families’ meals to incorporate more fruits and vegetables and less processed food. They will also learn simple techniques to… Read more »
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.