Right now, construction is underway on a major expansion of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Center in East St. Louis.

Now, the center is ready to take it to the next level. "The whole campus is right about 100 acres, so we’re constantly building,” said Lecia Rives with the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.

Six-time Olympic Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee graced the stage at the Connecticut Convention Center to talk about the importance of equity at the 28th “In the Company of Women Luncheon ...

Female athletes are household names and have reshaped Olympic competition since the 1900 Games, when only 22 of the 997 athletes were women.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a six-time Olympic medalist, is a beacon of hope for the youth of East St. Louis through her JJK Foundation.

As a child growing up in East St. Louis during the 1970s, Olympian Jackie Joyner-­Kersee didn’t know how far her talents would take her—but the local community center was her key to ...

Since retiring, she created the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center Foundation, to encourage underprivileged youth in her hometown to play sports, the athletic great devoted more time to the endeavor in ...

In 2000, the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Center opened in East St. Louis. Over the last 20+ years, the Center has grown and expanded its offerings, from afterschool programming, athletics, and ...

Legendary track and field athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been a longtime champion of the incredible work done at St. Philip's School and Community Center. We caught up with the superstar as she ...

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, of East St. Louis, will visit the Wilkinson Early Childhood Center to help students celebrate Black History Month.

The namesake East St. Louis–based foundation of celebrated Olympian and philanthropist Jackie Joyner-Kersee has shared design plans for a new, youth-focused educational and resource hub for ...

Joyner-Kersee was joined by three other Olympic medalists , legendary track and field coach and hundreds of youths at Winning for Life event at Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center.