Rural Neighborhoods

Mission Statement

Building livable communities for working families.

Organizational Overview

Rural Neighborhoods, Incorporated (RN) is a successful not-for-profit builder of affordable and workforce apartments. In our three decades, RN has built remarkable new communities across Florida – in Collier, Hendry, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Monroe, Saint Lucie, and Polk Counties. Using a mix of private-sector and government capital, RN provides housing to urban, suburban and rural residents including the elderly, special needs, homeless, and farmworkers. Families who call our neighborhoods home no longer return at the end of a long day to a dwelling unit falling to pieces. Instead, home is a livable community – replete with aesthetic design, green space, access to services and community engagement. RN offers quality housing where reasonable rents leave more disposable income to meet household expenses or save for homeownership. Parents have access to health services, childcare, and financial counseling to help stabilize their lives and build assets for the future. Children get help with their homework and still have time to run and play. But it takes more than a handful of affordable apartments. It takes a vision that builds on the strengths and challenges of each neighborhood. Our goal is to make rents affordable while building strong communities in which people can live and grow. Through our work, marginal communities become sustainable neighborhoods – simply put, good places to live.