Guadalupe Social Services Provides Food for Thanksgiving


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.
Students from George Washington University recently spent a week in Immokalee volunteering with Rural Neighborhoods and other non-profit groups in the community. The 13 students were doing a week of service before their new term began at the Washington, D.C.-based university. While working with Rural Neighborhoods, the students planted over 400 shrubs to form a…
Las primeras cinco unidades de Hatchers Preserve pronto recibirán Certificados de ocupacion, con las siguientes unidades pronto despues. Hatchers Preserve de Rural Neighborhoods mas reciénte vivienda asequible en Immokalee, que incluye 18 unidades familiar. Fue diseñado por el arquitecto Ted Hoffman que también es el diseñador de RCMA escuela autónoma en Immokalee. Una gran apertura…
Rural Neighborhoods was one of 11 community organizations to receive a grant from Trinity by-the-Cove Episcopal Church in February. RN will use the generous donation to further its $2.5 million renovation at its Timber Ridge at Sanders Pines apartment complex in Immokalee. Specifically, the funds will cover improvements to the newly created community garden and…
Fashion designer Gwendolyn Gleason is teaching Immokalee residents to sew. Each Tuesday afternoon, a group of women, some of whom have never sewed before, attend her class to develop their sewing skills. Many women use the skills to make or repair clothes for their families, while others already sew for friends and are seeking ways…
A new group of residents recently graduated from Rural Neighborhoods’ Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) in Immokalee. The students spent three days developing new communication, team building and leadership skills. Their final task was to select a community project in which they want to get involved. Rural Neighborhoods’ RLA was facilitated by Carlos and Rocio Salgado…