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. Contact the Center For Public Service at 6900 for more information regarding these programs or for other opportunities.