OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Palanca Food Pantry

To reach out to the needy people in our community in a Christian spirit and to demonstrate Christ’s love. To provide food, clothing, and personal hygiene items for men, women, and children who are homeless, destitute and/or in need.


The ministry always welcomes monetary donations as well as clothing and personal hygiene items for distribution to those in need.

Contact: Betty Cuffe 561-734-0282

Community Caring Center

CCC was organized by the Boynton Beach Ministerial Alliance in 1987 to serve the needs of the community in a coordinated, compassionate, communicative manner. CCC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for solicitations of charitable contributions. Contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

As an inter-faith based organization, CCC is committed to serving the needs of families in crisis. Last year, CCC provided services in the amount of $309,600 to over 5,598 individuals.

• Emergency Food Pantry
• SHARE (Self Help and Resource  Exchange)
• Program Emergency Shelter Financial  Aid (up to $150/year/household)
• Rent/mortgage/utility assistance
• Transportation assistance
• Medication assistance
• Online applications for food stamps and  Medicaid
• Referrals
• Advocacy

• Hunger
• Domestic violence
• Homelessness
• Elderly
• Healthcare
• Faith in Action – caregiving for the frail  & elderly
• Child Nutrition Education
• Hurricane Preparedness and Recovery
• Job training and economic  development

Contact: Chris Hemmingway-Mucurio 561-364-4791
Michelle Benner: 561-369-2402

To learn more about the Community Caring Center, visit www.cccbb.org

Kairos Prison Ministry

The purpose of Kairos is to bring Christ’s love and forgiveness to all incarcerated individuals, their families, and to assist in transition to becoming productive citizens. The objective is to develop the ability to follow ministry and institutional guidelines and to share the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

Activities: A four-day weekend at Okeechobee Correctional Institute in April and November in a mission to bring Christ’s love and forgiveness to all.
Two four-day mission weekends each year, one in April and one in November, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Planning is one day before each weekend, eight weeks before the four-day weekend mission.

Reunion services are every second Sunday of the month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Eight one-day meetings per year for planning and training from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Contacts: L.C. Montague 561-369-3763, Tad Knutsen 561-376-6335

Kairos Outside

To support the family members of the candidates attending the Kairos weekend Objective: To provide witness and support to the families of prisoners through Christian outreach Activities: To serenade at Okeechobee Correctional Institution; to make telephone calls to team members; to collect data of volunteers and send to Kairos coordinator; to communicate through bulletin and announcements.

Service times: Two four-day weekends in April and November per year

Contact:Church Office: 561-732-3060

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