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.
El subdirector regional Christopher Taylor y el personal de la Oficina de Campo de Miami, Uche Oluku, Ph.D. Y Gloria Shanahan, visitaron las urbanizaciones de Rural Neighborhoods en LaBelle e Immokalee para comprender mejor el uso de los recursos HUD 202, CDBG y HOME en las comunidades rurales. El presidente Steven Kirk y el Director…
Rural Neighborhoods was awarded $250,000 by NeighborWorks America to help create a resident-driven neighborhood revitalization plan in the Eden Park-Esperanza Place neighborhood in Immokalee, Florida. Reversing Immokalee neighborhood decline has been a goal for decades. But despite improvements like the new Zocolo at First Street and the lighting and pedestrian changes on Main Street, revitalization…
En dos recientes historias en el periódico de Naples Daily News, se publicó sobre los esfuerzos que Rural Neighborhoods hace para mejorar la apariencia en la comunidad de EP2. Creemos que las enmiendas propuestas para el uso de la tierra debilitan a obligar a los propietarios de casas móviles a mejorar sus propiedades. Hubo muchas…
The Mennonite Disaster Services (MDS), in partnership with Rural Neighborhoods and the Immokalee Unmet Needs Coalition, recently completed critical repairs to a home that suffered roof and interior damage from Hurricane Irma. The house was inhabitable due to holes in the roof and ceiling where water came through, damaging furniture underneath. Thanks to MDS, however,…
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…
Four families whose homes were destroyed during Hurricane Irma are getting new homes thanks to the generosity and hard work of many organizations. The families, who have been living with relatives for the last 18 months since Irma struck, are elated to have their children back in their own rooms. Rural Neighborhoods partnered with the…