Jennings Operation Excel is a year-round after-school program. The program is located in the St. Louis County Housing Authority’s Family Investment Center in Jennings. It operates in partnership with the Housing Authority, the City of Jennings, the School District of Jennings, and Area Resources for Community and Human Services (ARCHS). Jennings Operation Excel is designed to provide a safe, structured environment during non-school hours (during the academic year and the summer) for young people who live in the public housing, and in the surrounding Jennings community, and in close proximity to the Family Investment Center.

A diverse mix of academic, cultural and recreational enrichment activities are available to participants and their families throughout the year. Some of these activities include Genius Academy, Computer Village, Spanish, golf, arts and crafts, modern dance, Girl Scouts, a male support group, a counseling group designed to provide emotional support, develop social skills and anger management, culture, organized physical fitness activities, cheerleading, homework assistance, and free play.