What Boley Centers does

Boley Centers, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit human services organization founded in 1970 and headquartered at the Paula J. Hays Building in St. Petersburg, Florida, with four physical service sites across Pinellas and Pasco Counties and a statewide ADA consulting mandate. Its core portfolio spans six integrated service lines: affordable and supportive housing (1,200+ units across 37 Pinellas County locations, including Section 8, HOPWA, HOME Vouchers, HUD 811, Permanent Supported Housing, Safe Havens, and Transitional Housing for Veterans); integrated mental-health and substance-use treatment; homeless services, including the newly launched Firefly Project street outreach and Morningside Safe Haven; Veteran services (HVRP employment in Pasco, 88-unit Duval Park, Mastry Apartments, and Morningside); employment services, including a Youth Employment Program with a Tampa Bay employer network; and statewide ADA Technical Assistance delivered as the Florida State Affiliate of the Southeast ADA Center under NIDRR Grant No. H133D010207. The housing-development engine is supported by Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc. (PAL), a wholly owned Community Housing Development Organization that has built 160 multi-family and 2 single-family units since 1993, with 55+ additional units in the pipeline.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through government grants and contracts (HUD, VA, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Education, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Florida DCF, City of St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, the Homeless Leadership Board, the Juvenile Welfare Board, and others), supplemented by philanthropic donations, signature fundraising events (43rd annual Jingle Bell Run and Boley Angels auxiliary events including the Jingle Mingle Holiday Brunch, Low Country Shrimp Boil, Sip Shop & Save, and Valentine's Dinner), and earned income from the YOUR Neighborhood Store® social-enterprise thrift store at Oak Tree Plaza. The technology stack is conventional — WordPress CMS with DonorPerfect (donations/rent/events), RunSignUp (race registration), Jotform (homeless referrals), SurveyMonkey (client surveys), and Flipsnack (impact reports) — with no proprietary AI/ML components. The organization is governed by a volunteer board chaired by Joseph L. Smith and led since March 2022 by President & CEO Kevin Marrone (formerly COO; with the agency since 1999), alongside a CCO, COO, CFO, and Chief Program & Quality Officer; shared services are provided through affiliated entity Solutions & Administrative Services (SAS).

Name

Boley Centers

Legal name

Boley Centers, Inc.

Website

https://boleycenters.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Boley Centers is a St. Petersburg, Florida not-for-profit founded in 1970 that delivers integrated affordable housing (1,200+ units across 37 Pinellas County locations), mental-health, homeless outreach, Veteran, youth employment, and statewide ADA Technical Assistance services to vulnerable populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health and Affordable Housing Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Community Housing Services (624229), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Affordable supportive housing
• Behavioral health services
• Veteran housing programs
• ADA technical assistance
• Homeless outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: Primary revenue stream from federal, state, county, and municipal funders including U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD 811, Section 8, HOPWA, HOME), U.S. Department of Labor (HVRP), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation (FDOT Title VI), Florida Department of Children & Families, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, City of St. Petersburg (Firefly Project), City of Tampa, Pinellas County and its Housing Finance Authority, Community Development, Health & Human Services, Homeless Leadership Board, Juvenile Welfare Board, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, and others.
2. Thrift Store Retail Revenue (YOUR Neighborhood Store): Social-enterprise retail revenue from donated goods sales at the Oak Tree Plaza store in St. Petersburg; drives funding for treatment, housing, employment, training and other vital client services.
3. Philanthropic Donations and Fundraising Events: Individual and corporate donations (100% tax-deductible), plus fundraising events including the annual Jingle Bell Run, Boley Angels' Jingle Mingle Holiday Brunch, Low Country Shrimp Boil, Sip Shop & Save, Valentine's Dinner, and the 62nd Queen of Hearts Ball charity beneficiary partnership. Supported by Bessie Boley Foundation, Pinellas Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, and Bob Woodruff Foundation/Embassy of the State of Qatar (Veterans funding).
4. ADA Training and Consultation Fees: Federally funded ADA Technical Assistance services under the Southeast ADA Center grant (NIDRR Grant No. H133D010207) provided to employers, government agencies, and private businesses across Florida on a no-cost/grant-subsidized basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Boley Centers is a private, not-for-profit human services organization that operates an integrated portfolio of affordable supportive housing (1,200+ units across 37 Pinellas County locations), mental-health and substance-use treatment, trauma-informed homeless outreach (The Firefly Project), veteran-specific employment and housing, youth employment programs, statewide ADA Technical Assistance, and a social-enterprise thrift store (YOUR Neighborhood Store®) that funds services for individuals with mental illness, veterans, people experiencing homelessness, and youth.

Product overview

Boley Centers delivers a coordinated portfolio of human services rather than a single unified technology product. The organization's core offerings are organized into six main service lines — Housing Programs (operating 37 locations in Pinellas County, including Section 8, HOPWA, HUD 811, Permanent Supported Housing, Safe Havens, and Transitional Housing), Mental Health Services, Homeless Services (anchored by the new Firefly Project street outreach program), Veteran Services, Employment Services (including the Youth Employment Program), and ADA Technical Assistance (statewide consulting as the Florida affiliate of the Southeast ADA Centers). Supporting the mission are auxiliary programs such as the Boley Angels fundraising auxiliary, the social-enterprise thrift store called YOUR Neighborhood Store, the Boley Centers on Broadway adaptive theater program (delivered with Destination Theatre), the annual Jingle Bell Run fundraiser, and Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc. (PAL, Inc.), a Community Housing Development Organization subsidiary that develops affordable multi-family housing units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boley Angels: Auxiliary fundraising group founded in 1984 to promote community awareness and support of Boley Centers' rehabilitation programs. Hosts annual events such as the Low Country Shrimp Boil, the Jingle Mingle Holiday Brunch, the Sip Shop & Save, and the Valentine's Dinner "Love is in the Air."
• YOUR Neighborhood Store
• The Firefly Project
• Boley Centers on Broadway

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,200+ affordable housing units owned/operated across 37 Pinellas County locations
• +6 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Destination TheatreflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year co-development partner for the 'Boley Centers on Broadway' adaptive theater program (now in its fourth year, 2025). Destination Theatre supplies professional actors, directors and production staff to work alongside adult Boley clients on singing, acting, dancing and life-skills development; annual productions include The Wedding Singer (May 2025) at the Catherine Hickman Theater in Gulfport.
• Pinellas Affordable Living, Inc. (PAL)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) established by Boley Centers in 1993 for the sole purpose of developing affordable housing; PAL shares staff with Boley, accesses federal CHDO set-aside funds, and has developed 160 units of multi-family housing plus 2 single-family homes with 55+ additional units in development.
• Solutions & Administrative Services (SAS)coreOthersAffiliated operational services entity (sastampabay.org) with its own CEO Jim Miller, Chief People Officer Lori Santos, and Chief Information Officer Thomas Weeks; provides administrative and operational support to Boley Centers' program leadership.
• Boley AngelsflagshipOthersAuxiliary fundraising group founded in 1984 by longtime Board Member and founder Mary Koenig to promote community awareness and support of Boley's rehabilitation programs; led by a 2026/2027 Executive Board (President Maureen Meyer) and 'Advisor to the Board' Kathryn Juarez; runs annual events (Jingle Mingle, Low Country Shrimp Boil, Sip Shop & Save, Valentine's Dinner).
• Southeast ADA Center (Syracuse University)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederally funded parent network; Boley Centers is the Florida State Affiliate of the Southeast ADA Centers under NIDRR Grant No. H133D010207 from the U.S. Department of Education. The partnership enables Boley to provide ADA training, technical assistance (including site surveys), information dissemination, capacity building with 17 local affiliates, outreach, and public awareness across Florida (adasoutheast.org, 1-404-541-9001).
• Freeman SoundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMental-health-focused music nonprofit (freemansound.org) that provided a generous donation to help fund the Boley Centers on Broadway program; co-promotes the destigmatization of mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Youth Employment Program (YEP) Employer Network (Taco Bell, Salem's, YMCA, City of St. Petersburg, Ferg's, Goodwill, Charley's Pinellas Park, Athenian Academy, EmpowHERment, Shephard Center, Cap Center, etc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of local employers that hire Boley Centers' Youth Employment Program participants and were honored during January 2024 Employer Appreciation Month; partners include Taco Bell, Salem's, YMCA, PAL, City of St. Petersburg, Ferg's, Preppy Pet's, Goodwill, Charley's Pinellas Park, Hispanic Outreach, Unidine, Clearwater Bar, Hope Village of America, Oak Tree Manor, Athenian Academy, EmpowHERment, Shephard Center, and Cap Center.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Volunteers of America: National nonprofit operating permanent supportive housing, behavioral health, veteran services (HUD-VASH, SSVF, HVRP), and homeless outreach programs across dozens of states. Highly comparable integrated housing + behavioral health + veterans model at national scale.
• St. Vincent de Paul CARES: Pinellas County-based nonprofit operating affordable/supportive housing, behavioral health, and homeless services — direct regional peer with overlapping HUD-funded programs and target client populations in the same service area.
• Directions for Living: Pinellas County nonprofit providing behavioral health, mental health, and family counseling services, including outpatient mental health, case management, and supportive housing for adults with mental illness — directly comparable mental-health-and-housing mission in the same service area.
• Personal Enrichment through Mental Health Services (PEMHS): Pinellas-based behavioral health nonprofit offering mental health treatment, substance abuse services, crisis stabilization, and residential programs — directly comparable clinical mental health and residential services portfolio serving the same Florida service area.
• Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services: Regional Tampa Bay nonprofit providing behavioral health, case management, refugee services, and community-based social services — comparable multi-service nonprofit model serving overlapping vulnerable populations in the same region.
• Salvation Army of Tampa Bay: Regional affiliate of a national nonprofit providing emergency shelter, transitional and permanent supportive housing, veteran services, and adult rehabilitation programs — directly comparable integrated housing + veteran services model in the Tampa Bay market.
• Tampa Crossroads: Tampa-based nonprofit providing homeless services, veteran housing and reintegration (including HVRP), and behavioral health programs — directly comparable veteran-focused homeless services portfolio in the adjacent Hillsborough County market.
• Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Petersburg: Regional Catholic Charities agency providing housing assistance, behavioral health counseling, refugee services, and disaster relief across Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties — comparable multi-service nonprofit with overlapping client populations in the same region.
• MacDonald Training Center: Tampa-based nonprofit providing vocational training, employment services, and supportive housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities — comparable mission serving people with disabilities, with overlapping Youth Employment Program-style employer networks.

Emerging players

• Frontline Outreach: Clearwater/Pinellas-based nonprofit serving homeless individuals and families through outreach and supportive housing — emerging regional peer in overlapping street-outreach, transitional housing, and case-management programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/boleycenters
• Instagraminstagram.com/boleycenters
• Xx.com/IncBoley

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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