Guadalupe Social Services Provides Food for Thanksgiving


Bank United joins Rural Neighborhoods in support of Casa Amigos through its sponsorship of a $500,000 Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Affordable Housing Program loan that was recently awarded to RN and its commitment of $325,000 in project bridge financing. Tax credit investor Alliant Capital has pledged $11.6M in equity toward Deer Creek Senior…
Five residents of Immokalee recently traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to attend the annual Community Leadership Institute (CLI) held by NeighborWorks America. Approximately 1,000 people attend each year from communities across the United States, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The CLI is a great opportunity for residents to meet people from other places and talk about…
Code Enforcment, the Sheriff’s Office and Rural Neighborhoods recently participated in a clean-up in and around the Eden Park neighborhood in Immokalee. Code Enforcement placed dumpsters at Sanders Pines allowing people to dump unwanted items for free. By the end of the day, residents dumped more than 10 tons of garbage and debris. The Sheriff’s…
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office hosted Movie Night for children at Rural Neighborhoods’ Eden Gardens complex on Thursday, May 26. Over 40 children attended to kick off the long Memorial Day weekend. The Sheriff’s Office opened the evening with a brief presentation to children and their parents on safety and strangers. Then the children enjoyed…
Nearly 250 teenagers joined Jeb and Columba Bush to celebrate Christmas at our Everglades Village center on December 20th continuing their tradition begun when Jeb was still governor. The event featured art and drama performances by Mauricio and Cindy Salgado, New York-based performing arts professionals and Julliard School graduates and a surprise performance from the…
Rural Neighborhoods’ President, Steven Kirk, testified before Congress in March 2021 before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations at its Creating Equitable Communities through Transportation and Housing hearing. In answering the question as to how communities best apply a racial equity lens toward equitable development, he answered “no one…