Sports Plus provides recreational activities for the children at the Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis. Through these activities, the children learn basic skills of games and sports and the values of teamwork. Second Chance Shelter in East St. Louis provides emergency housing for homeless families. Animal Protective Association s a no-kill animal shelter.
Help is needed in caring for the animals and maintenance of the facilities.
Franklin Neighborhood Association is a community outreach program. Students tutor in an after school program for grade school children in Belleville once a week. Mentoring matches a McKendree student with at-risk 7th and 8th grader students from Lebanon Grade School. Mentor serve as friends, role models, and tutors to the youth. Scheduling is flexible.