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2023 Wine & Cheese Party
The East Texas Crisis Center hosted its 37th Annual Wine & Cheese Party honoring Susan Davis at The Hand-Mayfield-Hunt House located in the Charnwood Residential Historic District. Susan Davis was honored for her long-time commitment to further the mission of East...

Revitalizing Children’s Therapy Garden
On Friday, April 28th Smith County Master Gardeners and volunteers in the community visited East Texas Crisis Center to help revitalize the Children's Therapy Garden! We are so thankful to the volunteers for their hard work, and willingness to beautify the garden for...

East Texas Crisis Center presented “Phenomenal Partner in Service” Award by Zeta Kappa Zeta Sorority
During the 61st Chapter Charter Day Celebration on Sunday, April 16th Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Zeta Kappa Zeta Graduate Chapter presented East Texas Crisis Center, and other local non-profit organizations in East Texas with the "Phenomenal Partner in Service"...
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STANLEY’S BAR-B-Q GIVES BACK!
“In October, Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar-B-Q made East Texas Crisis Center the recipient of their “Round-Up” initiative for domestic violence awareness month! Nora Schreiber, Community Outreach Coordinator presented a check for $774.56 to East Texas Crisis Center staff...
The Legion of BOOM Boxing Gym Donates to ETCC
The Legion of BOOM Boxing Gym presented a $500 check to East Texas Crisis Center! John D. Johnson III, Founder & CEO wants to instill in his students the importance of giving back to the community! What a wonderful message and lesson for youth to embrace! We are...
ALLSTATE – Melissa Azzam Insurance & Kilgore Community Give Back
Today, December 20, 2021, Melissa Azzam and colleagues Cody and Lana of Allstate-Melissa Azzam Agency in Kilgore, delivering all gifts they gathered from the community in Kilgore for the East Texas Crisis Center Adopt-A-Family for Christmas program. The...
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2023 Wine & Cheese Party
The East Texas Crisis Center hosted its 37th Annual Wine & Cheese Party honoring Susan Davis at The Hand-Mayfield-Hunt House located in the Charnwood Residential Historic District. Susan Davis was honored for her long-time commitment to further the mission of East...
Shimmy Mob
On Saturday, May 13th the Tyler Belly Dance Collective (TBDC) hosted Shimmy Mob to raise funds and awareness to support East Texas Crisis Center! Shimmy Mob is an annual "flash mob" event, creating awareness of emotional abuse and domestic violence. Cheryl Dawson, a...
Revitalizing Children’s Therapy Garden
On Friday, April 28th Smith County Master Gardeners and volunteers in the community visited East Texas Crisis Center to help revitalize the Children's Therapy Garden! We are so thankful to the volunteers for their hard work, and willingness to beautify the garden for...
East Texas Crisis Center presented “Phenomenal Partner in Service” Award by Zeta Kappa Zeta Sorority
During the 61st Chapter Charter Day Celebration on Sunday, April 16th Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Zeta Kappa Zeta Graduate Chapter presented East Texas Crisis Center, and other local non-profit organizations in East Texas with the "Phenomenal Partner in Service"...
ETCC Annual Meeting of Members
The East Texas Crisis Center, Inc. Annual Meeting of Members for the *Friends of the Center will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 2401 Hughey Drive, Tyler, Texas. The following business is scheduled for a vote by the members: PROPOSED OFFICERS for...
STANLEY’S BAR-B-Q GIVES BACK!
“In October, Stanley’s Famous Pit Bar-B-Q made East Texas Crisis Center the recipient of their “Round-Up” initiative for domestic violence awareness month! Nora Schreiber, Community Outreach Coordinator presented a check for $774.56 to East Texas Crisis Center staff...
Annual Raceway Car Club Car show benefitting East Texas Crisis Center
On Saturday, April 30th Raceway Car Club held the 2nd Annual Raceway Car Club Car show benefitting East Texas Crisis Center in the parking lot of Patterson Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Tyler. They had over 150 cars participate even though the weather worked as a huge...
The Legion of BOOM Boxing Gym Donates to ETCC
The Legion of BOOM Boxing Gym presented a $500 check to East Texas Crisis Center! John D. Johnson III, Founder & CEO wants to instill in his students the importance of giving back to the community! What a wonderful message and lesson for youth to embrace! We are...
ALLSTATE – Melissa Azzam Insurance & Kilgore Community Give Back
Today, December 20, 2021, Melissa Azzam and colleagues Cody and Lana of Allstate-Melissa Azzam Agency in Kilgore, delivering all gifts they gathered from the community in Kilgore for the East Texas Crisis Center Adopt-A-Family for Christmas program. The...
Allstate Helping Hands Foundation – Melissa Azzam Insurance
A donation drive in November - December 2020, benefiting the East Texas Crisis was initiated by Ms. Melissa Azzam from Allstate Insurance with the help of the Kilgore community brought in about $3,000 of items for our emergency shelter! Along with the drive, the...
First Responders Softball Tournament benefitting ETCC Wood County
A huge THANK YOU to the Wood County Criminal District Attorney, Angela Albers, who launched a spectacular first annual First Responders Softball Tournament that was held Saturday, October 24th, benefitting the East Texas Crisis Center in Wood County. The event...
Handmade brooms that will sweep you off your feet!
Semi-retired industrialist and renowned "hobbiest", Joe Peacock, has studied and mastered the art of broom making using original antique machinery from the 1870's. Proceeds from the sale of these unusual and useful gift ideas are then donated to the East Texas Crisis...
Jelly Cats at Valerosa Design & Gallery proceeds for ETCC
A special thank you to Terry Fowler for her third donation of these precious Jelly Cat animals. For every soft and cuddly Jelly Cat purchase at Valerosa Designs & Gallery at Bergfeld Center one Jelly Cat will be donated to the East Texas Crisis Center. Terry...
Big Thank You to HAYS Construction!
A special thanks goes out to Hays Construction who donated their labor and materials to rebuild the pergola in the Children's Therapy Garden. James Hays, owner, and his crew of carpenters were able to replace all the slats and rebuild the original pergola. The...
TVEC Charitable Foundation donates to ETCC Athens
TVEC has generously donated to 5 non-profit organizations in Henderson County in response to the COVID-19. The East Texas Crisis Center - Athens received $3,000 in monetary donation. Thank you TVEC for your support during this pandemic time to the work ETCC Athens...
Mary Kay Foundation donated hand sanitizers!
Thirty-Six (36) 5-oz bottles of FDA approved hand sanitizer were donated to the East Texas Crisis Center. Thank you Mary Kay Foundation! These are needed for our clients residing at our Emergency Shelter.
Kinsey Pharmacy & LoneStar1886 Support ETCC
Thank you to Kinsey Pharmacy, LoneStar1886 & the Chamberlain Foundation for your support to the East Texas Crisis Center. Please read the full story here at East Texas Matters.
UBank & Chris Colston FB Concert! (April 23rd, 2020)
Thank you to UBank & Chris Colston for hosting a 30 minute Live Stream on Face Book to benefit the East Texas Crisis Center and East Texas Food Bank. UBank & Chris will match donations up to $1,500 for each charity! That means that with your help, they could...
Big Thank You!
Dr. Katharina Klouda - donated a new Digital Temporal Thermometer that provides us the ability to test adult & child residents for fever. Brad Martin, Kinsey's Pharmacy - donated a box of face masks for staff working in the shelter. He also donated much needed...
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