F lo r i da S a lvat i o n A r m y Con t in ues Work Sta rt ed
by Ma jor Da n B oy e r P r ovid in g H om e s for T h ose in Need
SUSAN HURLBURT
THE SALVATION ARMY
DEVELOPMENT AND
ADVANCEMENT
3804 KATHLEEN ROAD
LAKELAND, FL
If you would like additional
information about the
programs or a tour the
facilities, please contact
Susan Hurlburt.
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MAIL TO THE SALVATION
ARMY P.O. BOX 928
LAKELAND, FL 33802
Major Dan Boyer
celebrated his 100th
birthday by sharing
his testimony with
the congregation at
The Salvation Army.
Surrounded by friends
and family and his wife
and partner in ministry
for 60 years, Major
Joy Boyer. Through a
life-long dedication
to service, Major Dan
Boyer was the person
who planted a seed
back in 1989 that has
ripened into today’s
Family Living program.
In 1986 Majors Dan
and Joy Boyer retired
to live in Lakeland,
Florida after 33 years
of service as Salvation
Army Officers.
The Boyers moved
to Lakeland in 1986,
Major Joy Boyer went
to work as the Director
of Social Services
for the state office of
The Salvation Army
in Florida. Major
Dan Boyer continued
his ministry as the
The Salvation
Army is open
for business 365
days A year with
our residential
programs
running 24/7.
The Community of
Hope is an open
door to those in
need at a time of
family crisis. The
Community of Hope
is overseen by
Majors
Ken and Connie
Morris, Corps
Officers for West
Polk County, local
programs include:
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Homeless Services
Coordinator for The
Salvation Army’s
Red Shield Lodge on
Kentucky Avenue and
was also involved in
the beginnings of the
Homeless Coalition in
Lakeland.
As society changed
during the 1980’s,
Major Dan Boyer
soon saw the need
to provide space for
homeless women
including those with
children. After Major
Boyer introduced a
transitional program
for local homeless
men, an idea began to
take shape to better
serve the needs of the
homeless families that
he saw every day.
In 1989 Major
Dan Boyer laid the
groundwork for a pilot
project developed
with seven leased
apartments on Lake
Wire. These were the
first transitional living
units for families with
children, among the
first in the nation.
One year later, it
was determined that
The Salvation Army
should provide its own
onsite childcare, now
known as the Hazel
Haley HALO Center.
For these families in
need this program
provided a space so
that the parents could
work and know their
children were well
cared for each day by
loving and caring staff.
Early in their career,
the Boyers served
as Corps Officers in
Missouri and were
eventually appointed
to the Harbor Light
program which
provided rehabilitation
programs for
alcoholics and drug
addicts. Soon after
appointment, Major
Dan Boyer realized
that these men and
women who went
through the program
needed to transition
back into society
before going out on
their own. Major
Boyer arranged the
purchase of a hotel
which became the
Harbor House program
in Indianapolis,
Indiana, a transitional
program for men.
When the Boyers
were sent to the
Harbor Light program
in St. Louis, Missouri,
Major arranged for the
purchase of a former
Boys Home which was
converted into the
Harbor House program
which included the
first transitional
program for women in
the state. Major Boyer
later transformed the
Evangeline Residence
for single working
women into the
Railton Residence, the
third transition step
in recovery for men
and women graduates
of the Harbor Light
program.
Today, as The
Salvation Army
continues the work
started by Major Dan
Boyer, the Family
Living program,
now called The Joe
and Alberta Blanton
Family Village, serves
21 homeless families.
This program is only
one component for
homeless families
on the 49-acre
neighborhood campus
called The George W.
Jenkins Community of
Hope.
Majors Dan and Joy
Boyer reside at the
Presbyterian Homes in
Lakeland, Florida.
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