With both Elite and W.I.N.N.I.N.G., Cannon matches students with specially-trained “game changers,” people who often know firsthand the challenges of school, the dangers of gangs and the despair of incarceration… …game-changers continue to work with their students, monitor their progress, stay in touch with the families, develop relationships,” [Cannon] said. “They work with students not...

ELITE youth along with their Game Changers visit Sankoty Lakes in the Summer of 2021 to learn how to fly (and fish) like eagles! Check out the video below!

Governor Pritzker & Leader Gordon Booth discuss the work ELITE Youth Outreach is doing. See Carl Cannon comments @42 minutes into the press conference. Watch the video Here.

“Carl Cannon got the surprise of a lifetime as reality show host Mike Rowe threw a celebration and check presentation Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 at the Noble Center in Peoria. Cannon received checks totaling $124,000 from the City of Peoria, charity organization Stand Together, and Mike Rowe’s Facebook show “Returning the Favor” to aid in...