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.
American Reads is a Federally sponsored reading program which matches grade school students with an appropriate McKendree College student. Work study is available and scheduling is flexible. CAC Nights is a program in which students go to the Christian Activity Center in East St. Louis. Students will socialize with the children. The program is a great way to make new friends that you otherwise would never meet, and to make a difference in the lives of East St. Louis children.