Guadalupe Social Services Provides Food for Thanksgiving


In partnership with Collier County, Rural Neighborhoods rehabbed 29 homes at just under $1M with another 11 homes underway. The County offers the SHIP rehab program to help homeowners with expensive health, safety, or long-term maintenance repairs to preserve and maintain their homes. The majority of applicants are over 65 with fixed incomes. A project…
The University of Florida’s Family Nutrition Program launched a new class for residents in the Eden Park area. Over the next eight weeks, residents will learn about nutrition and small changes they can make in their families’ meals to incorporate more fruits and vegetables and less processed food. They will also learn simple techniques to…
The challenge to bring affordable housing back to the Panama City area after Hurricane Michael devastated communities, triggered the need to find innovative solutions and learn from best practices from others who have endured the same process. On June 11, HUD led a disaster recovery best practices symposium with approximately 120 attendees from local and…
“Hatchers remains a small rental community, but there is no place we work where the sense of partnership has been greater than in the building these 18 units,” remarked Rural Neighborhoods President Steven Kirk as he opened the celebration of Hatchers Preserve. “Local government’s generosity was unmatched, and national partners, too, joined in to make Hatchers a more livable place not simply bricks and mortar.” Mr. Paul Weech, President of NeighborWorks…
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…
In connection with HUD celebrating National Healthy Homes Month in June, Rural Neighborhoods is undertaking a related initiative aimed at improving air quality for residents. Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines Reserve is becoming a smoke-free property to provide a safer, healthier environment for residents and their guests. The change will be phased in over the…