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Revitalization at Esperanza Place: Land Development Leads to Investment
Rural Neighborhoods’ Eden Park-Esperanza Place Neighborhood Revitalization effort has led to a successful rebuilding approach. Esperanza Place PUD, a 32-acre parcel acquired by RN in 2015 and freshly entitled for new real estate development, serves as a launching pad for new neighborhood projects. Instead of building out the parcels itself, RN identified neighborhood needs, e.g….
2016 Volunteer of the Year
Rural Neighborhoods honored Liz Conchola as its Friends and Neighbors 2016 Volunteer of the Year for her tireless and invaluable work in our Back-to-School and Holiday Celebrations. Liz and her team sponsored book bags and school supplies at the start of the 2016-2017 school year and holiday gifts this Christmas Season for more than 500…
Students from George Washington University visit Immokalee
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…
Housing Symposium in Panama Beach: Innovative Solutions for Disaster Recovery
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…
Casa Amigos/Strategic Investment Fund
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 Speaks Out Against Proposed County Regulations
Two recent Naples Daily News stories reported on Rural Neighborhoods’ growing advocacy work in the EP2 neighborhood. Proposed land use amendments that we believe weaken efforts to force mobile home park landlords to upgrade their properties were criticized. Though supporting one-for-one replacement of dilapidated trailers, RN President Steven Kirk urged the planning commission to not…