SOUTH WINDHAM – Crossroads, the residential rehabilitation program in South Windham offering treatment for addiction and behavorial health, recently dedicated its residential facility in Windham to Darcy Boulton.

The facility, which used to be called Crossroads for Women, will now be known as the Boulton Center for Women and Children in honor of the Windham resident.

At the end of September, Boulton retired after more than 20 years at Crossroads. She first came to Crossroads as a client and left as the director of administrative services. The agency celebrated her tenure with a farewell retirement party that included a dedication of the original Crossroads building opened in 1974.

“Darcy has shaped Crossroads to what it is today,” Executive Director Barbara Dacri said of the program, which has several locations around the state. “She has worked tirelessly over the years to sustain and grow the agency in the toughest of times. The women who come through our doors will now be able to look at the wall and see a strong, successful woman who sat in the very same room as a client and left with her name on the wall.”

Boulton has lived in Windham for 14 years but has deep roots in the community. Her grandfather, Stanley Wright, was the superintendent of schools in Windham/Raymond when Windham High School was built in 1960s. In the early 1970s, Boulton moved to Windham after her husband got out of the Air Force.

“He attended St. Joseph’s College and I opened a small clothing boutique on Route 302. I spent several years in Windham and then moved to Portland until 1998,” she said.

Boulton attended Crossroads for Women in 1991 and overcame alcoholism.

“I realized at the time I was in treatment I needed to be a part of Crossroads, and Crossroads needed me,” she said. “During the next 21 years, I helped Crossroads develop into a treatment center Maine can be extremely proud to call its own. Crossroads has helped literally thousands of Maine people during my years at Crossroads. Women, children and now men are able to access both substance abuse services and mental health services at one of several Crossroads locations from Kennebunk to Windham.”

Crossroads, as its known now since it treats men as well, was recently awarded a $1.5 million federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The grant will allow Crossroads to enhance Maine’s only residential substance abuse treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women, where children reside with their mothers during their residency.

Boulton is excited to have her name associated with the Windham center.

“I was very surprised and honored by the dedication,” she said. “Having my family name on a program that continues to save lives despite budget cuts, recessions and countless other pitfalls is an amazing honor. Windham has always known what a special place Crossroads is; the old farmhouse with the red roof will now be the Boulton Center for Women and Children. I couldn’t be prouder.”

Darcy Boulton, left, and Crossroads Executive Director Barbara Dacri stand outside the new Boulton Center for Women and Children on South Windham.