Welcome to North San Antonio

Mothers & Sons Serving Together to Impact Their Local Community

Welcome to the North San Antonio Chapter of the Young Men’s Service League!

The four years of high school go by incredibly fast. Finding time to spend together with your teenage son gets harder and harder. When you join YMSL, you commit to spending quality time together with your son serving your community.

In these moments, he sees your dedication to serving others. You see his eyes and heart become open to the world around him. These are memories to last a lifetime and service projects that impact our community forever.

In addition to service, YMSL offers valuable leadership opportunities and a four-year curriculum that covers topics such as car repair, interview skills, cooking, hazing prevention, and more.

We hope you will consider joining us. The time to start the membership process is during your son’s 8th-grade year. We look forward to meeting you and serving together. Scroll down for more details.

About YMSL

The Young Men’s Service League is a 501(c)(3) non-profit national organization. Members of YMSL are moms and their teenage sons who volunteer together to serve their local communities during his four years of high school. YMSL currently represents over 27,500 members and young men as part of more than 160 chapters across 22 states. 

YMSL offers moms service opportunities and time together with her son(s) to grow their relationship and to instill in him a heart of service to last a lifetime. In addition to service, as part of its four-year comprehensive program, YMSL teaches leadership and life skills to develop our young men to become the capable, confident, and compassionate leaders of tomorrow.

The pillars of the YMSL experience are service, learning, and leadership. YMSL is a four-year comprehensive program. Requirements for membership include:

YMSL Mentor (Sponsor)

YMSL is a sponsorship organization; a prospective member needs to be mentored (sponsored) by a current member of the chapter she wishes to join. Contact membership for guidance. Enrollment is during the son’s 8th-grade year. 

4-Year Commitment

Joining YMSL is a four-year commitment. Young men and their mothers are expected to remain active in the chapter during his four years of high school. An annual Volunteer and Senior Recognition Banquet is held each spring.

20 Hours of Service

A minimum of 20 service hours is required annually at a variety of chapter-approved philanthropies. Half of these hours must be served as a Mother/Son team.

Job within the Chapter

Each mom and son must individually serve in a job or leadership position within the chapter. Positions rotate annually. Roles offer valuable experience and leadership opportunities.

5 Meetings

A structured four-year curriculum for young men covers a variety of life skills and brings in local speakers. Young men must attend at least 5 meetings per year. Moms must attend at least 3 meetings per year.

Membership Fees

YMSL annual chapter dues and banquet fee.

Contact membership for more details.

Joining YMSL

Ready to take the next step?

Enrollment for new members takes place in January/February/March of the son’s 8th-grade year.

If you do not know anyone in YMSL, please contact us to assist you.

YMSL is a sponsorship organization, which means a prospective member needs to be mentored and sponsored by a current member of the chapter they wish to join.

If you would like to learn more about joining, please click the contact membership button below to send us a message. 

Our Chapter’s Membership Dates & Deadlines for Enrollment:

    Contact Membership

    Testimonials

    “A servant leader is a leader whose main purpose is to serve others…a good leader is a servant leader and we are all learning to be servant leaders through the work we are doing through YMSL.”
    Reed Best, Class of ’26San Antonio, TX
    “It makes me happy to be able to help others in need while having fun!”
    Aidan Elizondo, Class of ’25San Antonio, TX
    “Volunteering at Haven for Hope Kitchen was a great opportunity to truly experience how lucky we are and how we can help those in need. It provided a great understanding to many of us young men that the few hours of service we can do make a significant i
    Vance Havemann, Class of ’24Shavano Park, TX

    Leadership

    Our Chapter’s Leadership Board

    Christie Busenlehner

    Board Member: President

    Megan Brown

    Board Member: President Elect

    Becki Stine

    Board Member: First Vice President

    Melanie Sturm

    Board Member: Parliamentarian

    Tiffany Moake

    Board Member: Parliamentarian

    Kristen Franzen

    Board Member: Secretary

    Megan Perkins

    Board Member: Secretary

    Louisa Martin

    Board Member: Treasurer

    Christine Baratta

    Board Member: Treasurer

    Erica Martinez

    Board Member: VP Communications

    Melissa Thurmond

    Board Member: VP Membership

    Annyce Kuykendall

    Board Member: VP Philanthropy

    Lori Espinoza

    Board Member: VP Website

    Liberty Gonzales

    Board Member: VP Young Men Coordinator

    Meghan Goertz

    Board Member: Assistant VP Membership

    Sakkara Biggs

    Board Member: Assistant VP Philanthropy

    Lisa Crawford

    Board Member: Assistant Secretary

    Amparo Ortega

    Board Member: Assistant Treasurer

    Tara Barlow

    Board Member: Assistant VP Young Men Coordinator

    Andrea deCamara

    Board Member: Assistant VP Young Men Coordinator

    Philanthropies we Serve

    Alphabetical List

    • AugustHeart
    • Cibolo Conservation Center
    • Elf Louise
    • Ferrari Kid
    • Habitat for Humanity
    • Haven for Hope Kitchen
    • Hill Country Daily Bread
    • Jaxon’s F.R.O.G. Foundation
    • Magdalena House
    • Meals on Wheels
    • Miracle League of San Antonio
    • Mobile Loaves and Fishes
    • Morgan’s Wonderland Camp
    • Morgan’s Wonderland Sports
    • Morgan’s Wonderland Theme Park
    • Night to Shine sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation
    • San Antonio Food Bank
    • Senior Games of Texas
    • Sleep in Heavenly Peace
    • Snack Pak 4 Kids San Antonio
    • Soldiers’ Angels
    • Special Olympics
    • Texas Diaper Bank
    • Texas Ramps Project
    • Wreaths Across America

    If you are a philanthropy interested in partnering with our chapter, we would love to hear from you. Please use the contact our chapter button below. 

    Contact our Chapter

    We look forward to hearing from you about membership or how our members can serve your philanthropy and our community. Click the button below to contact our chapter.

    If you are interested in joining our chapter, please use the contact membership button in the Join section.

    To learn more about the YMSL National organization visit: YMSL.org

    To see a full list of chapters visit: YMSL.org/find-a-chapter

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