Becoming a Volunteer
CAC thrives on its robust volunteer program. We welcome individuals and groups for short and long-term service. Whether tutoring kids once a month or organizing a weekly running program, volunteers’ interaction with children is crucial to CAC’s providing holistic growth and nurturing opportunities to families in East St. Louis, Illinois.
CAC firmly believes that there is no wasted time spent with children. Director Chet Cantrell says often, “There is no such thing as ‘just playing’ with kids.” Interaction with positive adults is all-important to a child’s development.
CAC makes every effort to match your skills with our needs, appreciating that volunteers come to us with different gifts and goals. Due to space limitations, CAC cannot always accommodate a large number of volunteers at one time. We do make every effort to match volunteer availability with openings at CAC. Please see our “Priority Volunteer Placement Needs” below.
To volunteer at CAC, please fill out the appropriate application:
Groups and Individuals: please contact Lori Stocker at lori[at]cacesl.org or (618) 874-5615 ext. 205.
CAC firmly believes that there is no wasted time spent with children. Director Chet Cantrell says often, “There is no such thing as ‘just playing’ with kids.” Interaction with positive adults is all-important to a child’s development.
CAC makes every effort to match your skills with our needs, appreciating that volunteers come to us with different gifts and goals. Due to space limitations, CAC cannot always accommodate a large number of volunteers at one time. We do make every effort to match volunteer availability with openings at CAC. Please see our “Priority Volunteer Placement Needs” below.
To volunteer at CAC, please fill out the appropriate application:
- Individual adults wishing to volunteer with kids at CAC should complete the online Adult Volunteer Application.
- Large groups should read our Group Information and contact Lori Stocker for more information.
- High school age youth interested in volunteering at CAC should complete the online Youth Volunteer Application.
- Current college students should complete the online Peer Mentor Application.
Groups and Individuals: please contact Lori Stocker at lori[at]cacesl.org or (618) 874-5615 ext. 205.
Our Priority Volunteer Placement Needs
Programs- Education: Classroom-style instruction and guest presentations
- Life Enhancement: Guest presentations and long-term mentoring 1:1 relationships
- Recreation: Activity-based or fitness instruction
- Graphic Arts/Marketing
- Donation Management