2025 Beneficiaries

of Elizabeth Toon Charities

Advocates for Community Transformation (ACT)

www.actforjustice.org

Act equips residents to fight crime on their street using the civil justice system. We are motivated by Christ's challenge to seek justice and love our neighbor. Act pursues the reversal of the effects of sin at individual, communal, and societal levels – our ultimate end being the greater glory of our Lord and Creator. At Act, we humbly take up this God-given mission of justice-for-the-world as called and gifted members of the one (and diverse) Spirit-filled body of Christ.

Behind Every Door

www.behindeverydoor.org

The mission of Behind Every Door is to go into neighborhoods, love our neighbors, and unlock the God-given potential of individuals by replacing circumstantial despair with hope. We believe that every individual deserves a chance to flourish, regardless of their circumstances. The people we serve often face the challenges of desperation, poverty, loneliness, and survival. In response, we operate as a social empowerment ministry, striving to build pathways to healthy independence for individuals in underserved communities.

Best Buddies Texas

www.bestbuddies.org

Best Buddies is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendship, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Dallas CASA

www.dallascasa.org

Dallas CASA protects children, restores childhoods, and helps child victims of abuse and neglect achieve their full potential. We envision a day when all children experience safe and enriching childhoods and grow into strong and capable adults.

Family Gateway

www.familygateway.org

The mission of Family Gateway is to provide stability and life-changing supportive services to children and families affected by homelessness. We empower families to transform their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. We engage children in opportunities to learn and grow so they can create a new family legacy. We act with respect and compassion in all that we do.

Heroes for Children

www.heroesforchildren.com

Heroes for Children’s mission is to advocate for and provide financial and social assistance to families with children (0-22 years of age) battling cancer. Our vision is that no family with a child battling cancer will fight alone.

Hope Farm

www.hopefarm.org

HOPE Farm is a leadership program guiding at-risk boys to become Christ centered men of integrity. At HOPE Farm, we measure success in demonstrable behavioral change. HOPE Farm works directly with parents and teachers to create accountability and a “life plan” for each boy. The plan is charted through specialized behavioral accountability folders and regular communication among each educator, HOPE Farm Staff member and caregiver in the life of the child.

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.

Juliette Fowler Communities

www.fowlercommunities.org

Our mission is to provide the dignity of choice, the warmth of community and create meaningful connections for the children, youth and elders we serve. Funds from ETC will provide a holistic continuum of care that equips, inspires, and empowers youth to achieve their goals and live a life of fulfillment. Measurable goals for JFC's Youth Services are related to education, employment, life skills, safety planning, case management and life coaching, health and wellness, and more.

PediPlace

www.pediplace.org

We are on a mission to make healthcare a reality for every kid. Because all too often, families assume they cannot access quality care if they are uninsured, or use Medicaid or CHIP benefits. But they can. Thanks to our talented medical team and caring supporters, PediPlace proves healthcare can be both affordable and exceptional. We are reaching parents who would otherwise resort to the ER or costly urgent care facilities.

Readers 2 Leaders

www.readers2leaders.org

Readers 2 Leaders is a Dallas-based nonprofit that provides literacy tutoring in classrooms, after school and at our Booktown Learning Center. Because no single organization can stem the literacy crisis in our community alone, we also provide coaching, consulting, and education opportunities to others leading children to literacy. Through tutoring and coaching, we aim to give all Dallas students equitable opportunities to thrive as readers and leaders.

Taylor’s Gift

www.taylorsgift.org

The mission of Taylor’s Gift is to provide organ & tissue donor families with free grief support after the loss of their loved one. Our free grief support program is available so that no donor family or child ever grieves alone.

The King’s Academy

www.tka.org

The King’s Academy is an independent, college preparatory school for grades K-12 which exists to honor and glorify our King Jesus Christ. The King’s Academy is a Christ-centered school that inspires academic excellence, servant leadership, and enduring relationships. Graduates of The King’s Academy are transformed by Christ, live a life that honors God, and use their gifts to influence the world for Him.

Traffick911

www.traffick911.com

We help victims of child sex trafficking. Traffick911 is the only agency offering around-the-clock crisis intervention and continuous care for victims across all of North Texas. Since 2009, Traffick911 Advocates have been building trust with trafficked youth and helping them as they heal from trauma.

Union Gospel Mission

www.ugmdallas.org

The mission of Union Gospel Mission Dallas (UGM Dallas) is to minister to the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of the homeless in Dallas County. The Center of Hope (COH) Women and Children’s Shelter is designed to help women and their families end their personal struggles with homelessness – first by strengthening their faith, and then by learning the skills necessary to re-enter society and live an independent life.

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.