2024 Beneficiaries

of Elizabeth Toon Charities

Academy4

www.academy4.org

The mission of Academy4 is to equip communities and churches to build lasting relationships with schools and families. Our core values are love, faith, service, joy, and resourcefulness.

Beacon Hill

www.beaconhillprep.org

Beacon Hill’s mission is to provide holistic child development through academic, cultural, and life-skill programs with active parental involvement. Their vision and hope is for a world in which every child – regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status- has an equal opportunity for educational and future success.

Bridge Lacrosse

www.bridgelacrosse.org

Bridge Lacrosse is a sports-based youth development nonprofit serving the urban communities of North Texas. Our purpose is to use this unique and nontraditional sport to help close the enrichment and opportunity gap that exists in many areas of North Texas. We believe that sports can be an integral part of a child's development.

C5 Youth Foundation of Texas

www.c5texas.org

The mission of the C5 Youth Foundation of Texas is to transform the odds for youth from risk-filled environments by inspiring them to pursue personal success and preparing them for leadership roles in college, work, and their communities. Our leadership program is designed to build better lives, better leaders, and better communities!

Carson Leslie Foundation

www.carsonlesliefoundation.org

The Carson Leslie Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for research leading to a cure for pediatric cancer and enriching the lives of teens in the battle. At the end of Carson Leslie’s 3 year battle with cancer, Carson whispered words that are the guiding force of CLF, ‘make sure they study those tumors in my brain, because if those tumors can help some kid, someday not die from cancer like I am, I’d like that … and help the next kid with cancer.’

Catch Up and Read

www.catchupandread.org

Catch Up & Read’s mission is to equip children from underserved communities to read on grade level by 3rd grade so they can graduate from high school and break the generational cycle of poverty. Our focus is to equip teachers with evidence-based literacy practices that give children from underserved communities the reading foundation they need to succeed in school and life.

Children’s Craniofacial Association

www.ccakids.org

CCA Kids provides support for people and families with facial differences. CCA's mission is empowering and giving hope to individuals and families affected by facial differences. CCA envisions a world where all people are accepted for who they are, not how they look.

Partner Charities

Charities that have been selected for annual support

Camp John Marc
www.campjohnmarc.org

Camp John Marc is a unique camp facility in Bosque County, Texas that serves children with chronic illnesses and major physical disabilities by making possible high-quality, year-round camping experiences. These experiences are motivated by the belief that every camper has the right to discovery and adventure in nature’s world, and deserves a chance to see, touch, play, and feel better. At Camp John Marc, Special Camps for Special Kids provides cooperative programming with the health organizations, community volunteers, and pediatric hospitals also dedicated to serving these children. Camp John Marc serves children and families, primarily from the Dallas/Fort Worth area, with a variety of special medical needs or major physical disabilities. Each session at camp is dedicated to a particular diagnosis and campers are chosen through partnering groups and organizations. Camp John Marc primarily partners with groups affiliated with Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital of Dallas and Cook Children’s Medical Center of Fort Worth. Camp John Marc utilizes community and medical volunteers to provide program support and quality medical care and treatment in the camp setting.

Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
www.dcac.org

The mission of Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center is to improve the lives of abused children in Dallas County and provide national leadership on child abuse issues. DCAC’s clients are children who have been sexually abused, severely physically abused, experienced extreme neglect, or witnessed a violent crime. They are referred by law enforcement or Child Protective Services to DCAC, come from all residential zip codes in Dallas County, and closely mirror the ethnic make-up of the community. The statistically average client is a 9-year-old girl who has been sexually abused by someone she knows and trusts.

 Since opening its doors in 1991, DCAC has served more than 100,000 children and their non-offending family members. DCAC houses the Child Abuse Unit of the Dallas Police Department, six units of Child Protective Services, and a Dallas County Assistant District Attorney. DCAC’s coordinated approach to child abuse cases results in more successful investigation and prosecution while providing a less traumatic response to children and families. Children who are victimized need help to process what they have experienced and DCAC has a staff of expert therapists who can help the children heal. DCAC services are free of charge.

Clayton Dabney for Kids with Cancer

www.claytondabney.org

Clayton Dabney for Kids with Cancer provides anonymous assistance to financially struggling families throughout the country with children in the final stages of terminal cancer, allowing them to create everlasting memories with their child.

Educational First Steps

www.educationalfirststeps.org

The mission of Educational First Steps (EFS) is to create and support high-quality early learning environments that ignite the minds of children from birth to age five.  EFS transforms low-performing childcare centers in communities with the greatest need across North Texas into nationally accredited, high-quality early learning environments.

Family Compass

www.family-compass.org

The Family Compass mission is to build healthy families and a strong North Texas community by preventing child abuse and neglect. Family Compass provides ‘Growing As Parents’ home mentoring services at no charge to low income, mostly marginalized parents and children in Dallas County.

Luke 18:1 Foundation

www.luke181.org

The mission of Luke 18:1 Foundations is to find a cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) by spreading awareness, providing necessary resources and equipment to aide those living with SMA, and funding research to find a cure.

Methodist Justice Ministry

www.methodistjusticeministry.org

The mission of MJM is to provide light and hope to families who have experienced neglect and domestic violence by providing free legal representation and ongoing support to ensure that the children are with a caring and protective caregiver.

POETIC

www.iampoetic.org

Founded in 2017, POETIC’s mission is to equip youth (ages 12-18+) who have experienced child maltreatment, commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking to use their voices, reclaim their narratives and persist forward. 

Rhett Sullivan Foundation

www.rhettsullivan.org

The Rhett Sullivan Foundation is a non profit foundation that aids families who experience unexpected early child loss, with financial assistance, grief support and resources.  The loss of a young child is traumatic and touches many families within our community.  Our goal is to provide relief in their time of need. 

Youth With Faces

www.youthwithfaces.org

Youth With Faces turns doing time into a time for learning, meeting challenges and planning for the future. By giving incarcerated youth the opportunity to learn and practice the skills needed to create positive futures, we help them return to the community better prepared to beat the odds. Our programs are designed around foundational skills needed to be capable, contributing members of the community:

The Ashford Rise School of Dallas
www.risedallas.org

The purpose of the Ashford Rise School of Dallas is to provide the highest quality of early childhood education services to children with Down syndrome or other developmental disabilities and to children without disabilities by: providing exemplary services based on recommended practices to young children with diverse abilities and their families; offering instructional opportunities through collaboration with various academic programs at local colleges and universities; engaging in research that positively influences practice in the field of early childhood education at the local, state and national levels; interfacing with the community through outreach and public awareness activities; disseminating information and providing technical assistance to other community based agencies and affecting policy and systems change at the local, state and national levels. Since 1998, the Rise School of Dallas has continuously touched the lives of children who otherwise might not have received this type of specialized education.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
scottishriteforchildren.org

Scottish Rite for Children is a world-renowned leader in the treatment of pediatric orthopedic conditions. The organization improves the care of children worldwide through innovative research and educational programs, training physicians from around the world. Scottish Rite treats children with orthopedic conditions, such as scoliosis, clubfoot, hand differences, hip disorders, limb lengthening, sports injuries and fractures, as well as certain related arthritic and neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. As a leading pediatric orthopedic institution, Scottish Rite has treated more than 380,000 children since its inception, has more than 250 active research projects and holds more than 50 patents. The organization takes a multidisciplinary approach to care, tailoring treatment to the individual needs of each child and family. Patients are provided the treatment they need regardless of a family’s ability to pay.