Guadalupe Social Services Provides Food for Thanksgiving


Concerned about drug and other criminal activity in the Eden Park area, residents recently met with Ron Mosher of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office to discuss possible solutions. The group of 12 residents received information about the Neighborhood Watch program. Neighborhood Watch is a national program that encourages neighbors to look out for one another. …
Long-time investment partners PNC Bank and Fifth Third Bank made meaningful charitable contributions to our work in Collier and Miami-Dade. PNC, our 15-year limited partner in the 100-unit Oaks at Shannon’s Crossing rental community prior to their scheduled December 31st, 2023, withdrawal, announced a $20,330 contribution toward professional training and compliance software. Fifth Third, our…
It’s creative placemaking at Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines Reserves. Street art by Brazilian graffiti artist Binho Ribeiro infuses our rental community with creative fun. The shipping containers mark the new community garden and future basketball court. They were funded through NeighborWorks’ Project Reinvest and Rural LISC to support our inclusion of public arts in…
Recientemente se premió a Immokalee con Promise Zone designada por USDA y la Administración de Obama. El programa Promise Zone es muy competitivo , sólo 22 comunidades en la nación recibe esta designación. Se otorga a las zonas con alto nivel de pobreza que presenten un fuerte plan de revitalización y mejoramiento. Immokalee (Condado de…
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…
Rural Neighborhoods completed its long-awaited $4.85M purchase of the Timber Ridge and Sanders Pines rental communities in Immokalee. These properties were built in the 1990’s by non-profit developer Immokalee Housing and Family Services (IHFS). Funds for the acquisition were provided by Community Housing Capital, Florida Housing Finance Corporation and Federal Home Loan Bank. Rehabilitation work…