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played an intricate role in forming the Women’s Health Coalition in Lucas County. Myrtle became the Executive Director of Lima UMADAOP in 2002. Up to that time, the organization was only providing prevention services. In 2004, having the foresight for needed growth, and under the direction and blessing of the board of directors, Myrtle and her team of dedicated employees through sheer determination and without any funding

Myrtle loves the Lord and knows that love has sustained her through her lean years and perilous times. Mrs. Myrtle Boykin- Lighton is also a member of Friendship Baptist church under Bishop Duane Tisdale and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Sigma Mu Omega Chapter Lima Ohio. She is married to Willie Lighton and God has blessed them with three children and eight grandchildren.

started the Phoenix Women’s Recovery Housing and Recovery Support Project. Moreover, the agency was certified the same year to begin treatment services, which has grown to incorporate four houses for women. One of the houses being a home for women and children and three houses for men spanning several counties. She most recently opened HOPE Scattered Sites Program, which places individuals in recovery back into the community in their own apartment. Her project of opening a recovery home for women and small children was a twenty-year dream brought to life through patience, commitment, and her passion for families struggling with addiction. She is a strong proponent of a Recovery Oriented Systems of Care and runs her organization based on that system. Myrtle maintains energy and dedication to the Lima Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program and the federation of UMADAOPs. She believes in learning from others and operating in an organized, efficient manner to satisfy the requirements of funders and serve the target population. To address the opioid addiction that has plagued our country and meet the local call of the devastation in Ohio, Myrtle has teamed up and collaborated with House of Emmanuel to open the Joshua Treatment Center in a small, rural Ohio suburb. The Joshua Treatment center is a detoxification and residential center focusing on substance use disorder. The center is set in a cozy atmosphere which focuses solely on addiction. Inside the serene grounds at Joshua Treatment Center, you’ll find a well rounded comprehensive and sophisticated treatment program addressing substance use disorder. The center’s goal is to create a serene atmosphere for person centered treatment offered to any person seeking help from addiction, and most importantly, the center has the finest team of treatment professionals to provide evidenced base services.

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