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Daily Journal: Citizen Spotlight: Tocarra Eldridge-Robinson, Still I Rise

Tocarra Eldridge-Robinson, executive director of Kankakee-based nonprofit Still I Rise, poses in downtown Kankakee. Founded in October 2014, the organization helps to empower low-income and underprivileged youth and young adults to create a positive and healthy change in society.

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Still I Rise volunteers distributed food and toys in a giveaway on Dec. 18. On Dec. 22, volunteers will be distributing dinner and winter accessories to the homeless and those in need.

Daily Journal: Still I Rise holding food, winter accessories giveaway

Still I Rise volunteers distributed food and toys in a giveaway on Dec. 18. On Dec. 22, volunteers will be distributing dinner and winter accessories to the homeless and those in need.

City News: Still I Rise Receives the Nonprofit of the Year Award

Daily Journal: Chamber hosts an evening of awards and reflection
NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR

Still I Rise. Operated by Tocarra Eldridge-Robinson, executive director, and Aaron Robinson, operations manager. This Kankakee-based organization founded in October 2014 helps to empower low-income and underprivileged youth and young adults to create a positive and healthy change in society.

Daily Journal: Still I Rise Organization Receives NAACP President's Award
Tocarra Eldridge-Robinson and Aaron Robinson of Still I Rise, a local non-profit founded in 2014, received the branch’s President’s Award from Pace for their work providing food and other services to those in need throughout the region. He noted their impact is extensive, citing the 500 individuals they served in just the past week.

Daily Journal: Voice of the People: Still I Rise nonprofit ensures no one goes hungry
Over 300 cars formed ongoing rows inside the Kankakee Farmers’ Market parking lot at 250 S. Schuyler Ave., while long lines also looped around the entire downtown city blocks on the evening of Monday, March 29. Still I Rise, a nonprofit organization, utilized the Northern Illinois Food Truck to help families in need by distributing nourishing food to hundreds of attendees at its Drive-Thru Food Giveaway II. Items that were distributed included boxes of fresh produce, a variety of frozen meats, fruit, dairy, non-perishable food products and full boxes of Johnsonville frozen meat, along with beverages from Pepsi Co.

Daily Journal: Food giveaway helps nearly 400 families
Hundreds took part in an annual food giveaway Dec. 12 in downtown Kankakee.

The seventh annual Healthy for the Holidays Food Giveaway was the result of a partnership between local nonprofit Still I Rise and BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois. About 400 cars passed through the event that was held in the parking lot near the Kankakee Farmer’s Market grounds, 250 S. Schuyler Ave.

Consciousness Magazine: Still I Rise Provides Meals and Gifts to nearly 100 People in the Community
Still I Rise, a nonprofit organization, presented their 1st Annual Healthy for the Holidays event geared towards educating the public concerning health awareness. The event took place Saturday, December 13th at the Kankakee Public Library (Kankakee, IL). The organization partnered with Walgreens and their local hospital facility, Riverside Medical Center who also provided items including blood pressure monitoring equipment, glucometers, test strips, lancets, scales, alcohol pads, biohazard bags, gloves, sharps containers, and more.

Kankakee Daily Journal 'Still I Rise' changes focus from anti-drug mission
What becomes of an organization, a group that rallied around a single issue, when that issue fades from public consciousness?

In the case of Kankakee's youthful grassroots movement "Still I Rise," you shift your focus slightly from restoring peace in drug and crime-infested neighborhoods, and you tackle a quality of life challenge with a free community health fair.