The Ballard Center partnered with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence Police Department, the Kansas State Highway Patrol and KU Office of Public Safety in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Law enforcement officers welcome children from the Ballard Center for the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Local law enforcement officers pair up with children from the Ballard Center for the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A young girl in the Early Education program at the Ballard Center waves at Santa as she goes shopping in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. This event pairs Ballard children in the Early Education program with local law enforcement officers for a fun morning of breakfast at McDonald's and a trip to Walmart to shop for their families. Hallmark donates money to the program.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University Police Officer Courtney Coke shops with Sophia, an Early Education participant at The Ballard Center. The center partnered with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence Police Department, the Kansas State Highway Patrol and KU Office of Public Safety in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas University Police Officer Jacob Hout pushes a shopping cart with Ballard Center Early Education participant Kiyhan, as Kiyhan warns other shoppers with the sound of a horn, as they two took part in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. The Ballard Center partnered with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence Police Department, the Kansas State Highway Patrol and KU Office of Public Safety in the event.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Anna, a young girl in the Early Education program at the Ballard Center holds her new doll as she shops with Lawrence police detective Sam Harvey in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. This event pairs Ballard children in the Early Education program with local law enforcement officers for a fun morning of breakfast at McDonald's and a trip to Walmart to shop for their families. Hallmark donates money to the program.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence police officer Aaron Hachmeister shops with a young girl in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. This event pairs Ballard children in the Early Education program with local law enforcement officers for a fun morning of breakfast at McDonald's and a trip to Walmart to shop for their families. Hallmark donates money to the program.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Douglas County Sheriffs detective Rita Fulton-Mays and deputy Rachael Burkhart help Ballard Center Early Education youth Nya, with her hat, after shopping at Walmart. The Ballard Center partnered with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence Police Department, the Kansas State Highway Patrol and KU Office of Public Safety in the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. This event pairs Ballard children in the Early Education program with local law enforcement officers for a fun morning of breakfast at McDonald's and a trip to Walmart to shop for their families. Hallmark donates money to the program.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence police detective Lance B Flachsbarth lifts a young boy from the Ballard Center Early Education program, back onto the bus, after the two went shopping during the annual T.O.Y.S. (Take Our Youth Shopping) Friday, Dec. 18, 2015. This event pairs Ballard children in the Early Education program with local law enforcement officers for a fun morning of breakfast at McDonald's and a trip to Walmart to shop for their families. Hallmark donates money to the program.