Assisteens | Assistance League

Established in September 2019, Assisteens is Assistance League of Coppell’s teen auxiliary. When students join Assisteens, they learn the value of volunteerism and become contributing members of the community. Assisteens members determine the charitable programs and volunteer opportunities where they will participate. This gives the members a sense of ownership and excitement over the programs they serve. Past service projects include mentoring elementary age CISD students, making blankets for residents of St. Joseph Village and River Oaks Assisted Living Center, collecting shoes and clothing for Soles4Souls, volunteering with Sack Summer Hunger and cleaning the Coppell Nature Park trails. This group meets monthly during the school year and is open to students in grades 7 – 12.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Leah Cross, Assisteens Coordinator, at alcoppellac@gmail.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Monthly Member Meeting

May 4 – Assisteens Board meeting

May 18 – May membership meeting at the Coppell YMCA @ 3 pm

Service Activities

May 3 – CISD Education Foundation Run to Fund at Andy Brown East 8 – 10 am

May 3 – Wellness Fair and Fire Truck Pull at the Coppell YMCA 9 – 10:30 am

May 24 – Soup Mobile @ Life Church 8:30-10:30am

ASSISTEENS NEWS

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March 1, 2025

Assistance League of Coppell and Assisteens Manage Local Little Free Libraries

Through the Friends of the Library, our chapter has adopted several Little Free Libraries around town, including the Town Center and Post Office community gardens as well as Old Town Coppell. Our Assisteens have adopted Little Free Libraries at the Duck Pond, First United Methodist Church and Kid Country to stock with children’s books. Donations […]

February 28, 2025

New Tech High School’s Slamming For A Cause

We were honored to be selected as the featured charity of New Tech High at Coppell ‘s (NTH@C) 10th annual Slamming for a Cause poetry event, which raised over $9000 for our chapter. Pictured above are President Bobbie King, VP Resource Development Tony Cross, Assisteens Coordinator Leah Cross, principal Zane Boyd, Danae Boyd and Janelle Bence. The […]

January 2, 2025

Assisteens assist the SoupMobile

Each month, our Assisteens volunteer to make sandwiches for the SoupMobile, a non-profit mobile soup kitchen that was founded in 2003 On this particular Saturday, over 6,000 sandwiches were made to give to people experiencing homelessness and children facing food insecurities throughout the Dallas area. Great job, Assisteens!

Membership Requirements

Assisteens offers students an opportunity to make a positive impact on our community. When you join Assisteens, you will meet new people, gain life and leadership skills, and earn volunteer hours.

Meeting Day and time

Assisteens meet at 3 p.m. on the 3rd or 4^th Sunday of the month (depending upon CISD holidays) from August through May.

Annual Dues:

$40 new members (includes t-shirt); $25 returning members

Volunteer Hour Guidelines

Minimum of 14 volunteer hours per year. This includes:

Participate in 10 hours of philanthropic and fundraising programs or projects
Attend 4 in-person meetings
Community service hours are awarded for actual hours worked

Membership forms and policies

Click here to download the membership forms and code of conduct, which give complete details on membership requirements. Click here to download the Assisteens policies for membership.

Application

Membership applications for the 2025-26 school year are now being accepted; however, a Wait List is being developed due to a large number of returning members, elligible sibling applications and meeting room size dictating a roster limit. PLEASE DO NOT SEND MONEY WITH YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL SAYING YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED! As soon as the number of open spots has been determined, emails will be sent to the first come, first served applicants as being accepted. This process may take until late May. We appreciate your patience!