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Rural Neighborhoods received a $10,000 grant from Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church. Funds will revitalize playground equipment at our Esperanza Place and Casa Amigos apartments in Immokalee. These 71 apartments for agricultural workers are complemented by an adjacent Habitat home ownership community. More than a hundred children are expected to enjoy the recreational improvements supported by Trinity-by-the…
LISC and Rural Neighborhoods Honor Florida Congressman for Leadership on Rural Housing
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla) has been named a Rural LISC Policy Champion by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) for his efforts to support vital housing programs that help families in South Florida thrive. The eight-term congressman chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), where he has supported critical programs…
Steven Kirk Testifies Before Congress
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…
Summer Arts Camp at Pepper Ranch
Rural Neighborhoods partnered with EnFamilia from Homestead to offer its first Summer Arts Camp in Immokalee. Collier County Parks and Recreation and Conservation Collier co-sponsored the camp which was held at beautiful Pepper Ranch in Immokalee. The camp served 15 students with the participants learning about visual arts and Mexican folklore/dance. Both organizations have partnered…
Mercy Housing Staffer Joins Rural Neighborhoods
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…
Staff Member Gains Citizenship
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…
