Boynton Beach CDC

The Boynton Beach Faith Based Community Development Corporation, Inc., ("BBFBCDC") was created in 1999 as a community development corporation to address community revitalization by providing affordable housing opportunities for low-to moderate-income individuals and families through it’s 1sthomebuyer education, credit counseling, and family budgeting programs.

The BBFBCDCoffers a strong, stable board of long-term vested local residents and business leaders committed to the Heart of Boynton in every way.

 

Although the Boynton CDC’s by-laws provide for social service programs, the organization did not see the need to duplicate established social service program already available in the community like the former Community Caring Center (CCC) establish by the Boynton Clergy Association in 1998, and merged with FSF in 2020, with which it share several of the same board members. It primarily focused on housing programs and is considered on of Palm Beach county's premier Community Development Corporations. 

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Christopher (Chris) Plummer, Interim Executive Director at Boynton Beach Faith Based CDC: Chris Plummer has over 44 years of experience in housing and community development, with a focus on affordable housing programs. He brings a wealth of national experience in designing, planning, and implementing single-family housing owner-occupied rehabilitation and green building/energy savings programs. Examples include administering a housing rehabilitation program for the City of West Palm Beach for five years, assisting an average of 100 cases per year; designing a zero-interest housing rehabilitation program in Detroit, which provided a $10,000 loan with a 10-year term to over 800 clients; and designed and evaluated housing rehabilitation policies and procedures. In his role as a HUD technical assistance provider Chris advised city, county, and state grant  recipients on rehabilitation programs and standards, including green building and energy-efficient systems. As a consultant to the Boynton Beach Faith-Based CDC, he was instrumental in assisting the CDC to establish its current owner-occupied emergency housing rehabilitation program for seniors. Chris now serves as Interim Executive Director for the CDC and continues to successfully administer the housing rehabilitation program, which has been successful in assisting over 26 homeowners to date with repair costs of up to $30,000 per unit.

 

Chris is well versed in government program regulations and has held responsible positions in City and County governments in Florida for ten years. He earned a B.Sc. in Social Work from the University of the West Indies and a master’s in social administration focusing on Community Development from Case Western Reserve University. Additionally, he has taught graduate courses in community and social development at top schools of Social Work in Michigan and Ohio.  Mr. James L. Horne, Jr. is the project manager for the 1st Time Home Buyer program and the housing rehabilitation for the organization. Mr. Horne is a certified  NeighborWorks Center for Homeownership Education and Counseling (NCHEC) and brings 18 years of experience as a homeownership and community development practitioners.

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The FARTHER Outreach Program, designed and coordinated by Ms. Gloria Goolsby, became the organization's first social service program added to provide community residents with on-line assistance to benefit programs like SNAP, SSI, & Section 8 housing as a DCF Agency Partner, as well as, referrals, senior resources for medical equipment, bus passes, HIV/AIDS outreach for testing, youth mentor ship, transition assistance for ex-offenders, and others. The Supportive Housing Program was added in 2017, and provides 3 housing sites for individuals who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.  

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