Collier County Commission Chairwoman Donna Fiala recently appointed Rural Neighborhoods President, Steven Kirk, to a newly-formed Housing Stakeholder Committee. The group is to provide oversight to local government as it constructs a Community Housing Plan to address the housing needs of local residents. The planning process will begin in the Fall 2016. The Board of…
Rural Neighborhoods is constructing 29 senior housing units for rent in LaBelle, Florida. The units will be part of Rural Neighborhoods’ Pollywog Creek Apartments located off Jaycee Lions Drive, just north of Winn Dixie. They will be available to tenants in early 2017. The development fills a need for low-income housing for seniors in LaBelle….
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…
Fifth Third Bank partnered with Rural Neighborhoods to bring its eBus to residents in Immokalee on May 3. The eBus offers computers for residents to easily and confidentially check their credit scores, research and apply for jobs, and apply for other bank services. The eBus visited Main Street Village, Eden Gardens, and Sanders Pines while…
May 18, 2016 article from Naples Daily News, written by Maria Perez. Like many areas of Collier County, residential development is slowly picking up in Immokalee, where developers are building new homes for low-income renters and for buyers willing to pay $179,900 or more. Nonprofit Rural Neighborhoods expects to finish construction of 18 single-family homes…
The first five units at Hatchers Preserve are almost ready for Certificates of Occupancy with the remaining units following shortly thereafter. Hatchers Preserve is Rural Neighborhoods’ most recent rental affordable housing development in Immokalee and includes 18 single-family units. It was designed by architect Ted Hoffman who also did RCMA’s Charter School in Immokalee. A…
Attendees at a new class are learning computer skills while also learning tools for managing money. The class, offered through Rural Neighborhoods and HELP, was initiated by several graduates of Rural Neighborhood’s Resident Leadership Academy who recognized a need for these skills. The graduates met with HELP and Rural Neighborhoods to arrange for the class…
Community groups joined Rural Neighborhoods on Saturday, April 16th to offer a free Health Fair at the Lake Trafford Baptist Church. Approximately 130 adults and children attended and received free screenings and vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Collier County and the Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida. Attendees also had the opportunity to…
Rural Neighborhoods, Collier County Code Enforcement and the Collier County Sheriff’s Office partnered with residents to hold a clean-up in early March in the Eden Park community. The event was a huge success with over 46 tons of tires, yard waste, and other garbage collected during the four-hour event. Residents hauled their unwanted items to…
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