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Rural Neighborhoods Chairperson Arturo Lopez, Executive Director of the Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Farmworker Justice, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1981 that seeks to empower migrant and seasonal farmworkers to improve their living and working conditions. The June 13th reception held in Washington, DC honored Lopez for…
Comisión del Condado de Collier presidenta Donna Fiala recientemente ha nombrado el Presidente de Rural Neighborhoods, Steven Kirk, a participar en un Comité de Accionistas de Vivienda recién formado. El grupo se formó para proporcionar supervisión a los gobiernos locales, el cual está desarrollando un Plan de Vivienda y dar frente a las necesidades de…
Volunteers from Palm Harbor United Methodist Church impacted Rural Neighborhoods’ youth and families in Immokalee. The group, which has been visiting RN’s Sanders Pines complex for more than eight years, led a week-long summer camp for youth. The Sanders Pines youth look forward to their visit each year and re-connecting with the middle and high…
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,…
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…
Los residentes de Eden Park – Esperanza Place despertaron la mañana del 27 de junio con nuevas vibrantes estructuras en colores rojo y amarillo al norte y sur de la calle Westclox en rural Immokalee, FL. Adán Walls, premiado en numerosas ocasiones, fabricó y pintó estas alegres esculturas. La colocación de estas esculturas es parte…