Rural Neighborhood’s latest shared housing development, Casa Juarez, will open shortly, providing 32 new units. The apartment complex was constructed using $7 million in Florida Housing Finance Corporation SAIL funds and $500,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank. Casa Juarez is located at Rural’s headquarters in Homestead and is the second shared housing complex at that location. Casa Cesar Chavez was the first such model and opened in 2008 with 28 units.
Fifth Third Bank awarded $10,000 to Rural Neighborhoods to aid Hurricane Ian recovery efforts in Collier County. RN currently partners with Collier County to offer Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation to low-income homeowners. The Fifth Third Bank funds will cover ineligible costs under the local government program such as wind mitigation certifications which save homeowners money after installation…
Los residentes de Eden Park – Esperanza Place despertaron la mañana del 27 de junio con nuevas vibrantes estructuras en colores rojo y amarillo al norte y sur de la calle Westclox en rural Immokalee, FL. Adán Walls, premiado en numerosas ocasiones, fabricó y pintó estas alegres esculturas. La colocación de estas esculturas es parte…
College students from Bowdoin College in Maine had fun throwing a Spring Break Party for children of the Reserves at Eden Gardens Complex operated by Rural Neighborhoods. The Bowdoin students were visiting Immokalee for an alternative Spring Break in which they do volunteer work for local non-profit groups. After planting shrubs and helping clean the…
In late May, BankUnited and Florida Housing Finance Corporation closed loans to Rural Neighborhoods for its newest rental community in Immokalee, FL. Nearly $6M was raised to build 96 SRO beds targeting low-income, H-2a visa worker and agricultural labor housing. Rural continues to serve as a national leader in housing models serving farmworkers and Casa…
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…
NeighborWorks America’s Strategic Investment Fund helped support geographic expansion of Rural Neighborhood’s shared-housing model and that seed money is reaping dividends! Casa Amigos – a 96-bed, 28-unit rental community at Esperanza Place in Immokalee recently received a $5.15M commitment from Florida Housing Finance Corporation toward 2020 construction. Our shared-housing model enables unrelated adults to share…