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

Our next member meeting will be held on April 21 at 3 p.m. at the Coppell Family YMCA (second floor, in the back). A representative from Republic Services, will speak at our meeting about recycling.

Service Activities

Action Week!

For their Action Week! activity this year, Assistance League of Coppell will host Family Reading Nights at the Coppell YMCA on Thursday evenings March 21 – April 18 from 5:45-7:15 pm. Each week a local children’s author will read one or two of their books and answer questions from the audience. Assisteens may sign up to assist at this event.

Soup Mobile

On Saturdays April 27 and May 25 from 8:30-10:30 am Assisteens will make sandwiches to feed the homeless and children in need. The service event will take place at Life Church at 200 Fitness Ct. in Coppell.

The Zack Thompson Foundation Children’s Garden in Rolling Oaks Memorial Center

On Saturday, March 30 from 10 am – noon, Assisteens will plant flowers in the Children’s Garden in Rolling Oaks Cemetary (400 N. Freeport Pkwy, Coppell)

MetroCrest Pantry

Assisteens will work in the MetroCrest pantry on Saturday, April 6 and Saturday, May 4 from 10:30 am-1:30 pm. The address is 1145 N. Josey Ln. in Carrollton.

Volunteer Fair at the Cozby Community Commons

Assisteens and Assistance League of Coppell will be hosting a booth at the volunteer fair at the Cozby Community Commons on Saturday, April 27 from 2:00-4:00 pm.

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February 29, 2024

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Please join us on Saturday, April 13 for “Assistance League of Coppell Night” at Riders field in Frisco to see the Frisco Roughriders (Texas Rangers AA team) play their rival, the Corpus Christi Hooks (Houston Astros AA team). The game starts at 7:05 p.m. and we have an entire section reserved for our use! For […]

October 3, 2023

Welcome Back Assisteens

On September 24, Assisteens held their first member meeting for 2023-2024. During the meeting, they discussed their ongoing service project with Soles4Souls and learned about the people they will be supporting. We look forward to a great year.

April 18, 2023

Fight Cancer Through Recycling

Assistance League of Coppell and Assisteens collected plastic bottle caps throughout 2022-2023 in support of Banco de Tapitas®, an organization which uses the money raised from recycling the bottle caps to fund the fight against childhood cancer. Assisteens placed collection boxes throughout the high school, middle schools and Coppell YMCA in order to get the […]

April 17, 2023

Fatal Vision Goggles Demonstrate Alcohol Impairment

Assistance League of Coppell was happy to give a hands-on demonstration of their Fatal Vision Goggles to Assisteens members during one of their meetings. The goggles are specially designed to simulate the visual impairment caused by alcohol or other drugs and demonstrate how quickly impairment can turn into devastating consequences. Some of the activities include […]

February 17, 2023

NAMI speaks at Assisteens Meeting

During the monthly meetings, Assisteens often has speakers who discuss topics important to our members. Last fall a speaker from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) gave a presentation on the basics of mental health and brought awareness about the warning signs of mental health conditions and ways to seek help if needed.

September 12, 2022

Assisteens at the Coppell Nature Park

As one of their community service projects, Assisteens spent time cleaning and mulching the trails to help maintain the Coppell Nature Park. The Coppell Nature Park is 66-acre of natural space located on the west side of town and includes five miles of trails. It is a natural habitat for wildlife such as coyotes, bobcats, […]

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 September through May.

Annual Dues:

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

Volunteer Hour Guidelines

Minimum of 12 volunteer hours per year. This includes:

Participate in 8 hours of philanthropic and fundraising programs or projects
Attend 4 in-person meetings
Community service hours are awarded for actual hours worked

Application

Assisteens will be accepting membership applications for 2024-2025 school year starting May 1. 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. We will continue to limit our membership to 40 students, so it is important you turn in your information as quickly as possible.