Welcome to YMSL St Louis West County (MO)
Mothers & Sons Serving Together to Impact Their Local Community
Welcome to our 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 our 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 from the heart that impact our community forever.
In addition to service, YMSL West County offers valuable leadership opportunities and a four-year curriculum that covers topics such as respectful relationships, car repair, interview skills, cooking, hazing prevention, social media safety, and more.
We hope you will consider joining us. The time to start the membership process is during your son’s early 2nd semester, 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:
- 02-03-2024Prospective Member Meeting 10:00am at Queeny Park
- 02-12-2024Prospective Member Meeting 6:00pm at Dierbergs Market Corporate
Testimonials
Leadership
Our Chapter’s Leadership Board
Gretchen Wolpert
Julie Clark
Lois Guzman
Erin Knodle
Suzanna Ney
Laura Padousis
Pamela Betz
Cindy Devine
Evis Prodani
Nori Yokozuka
Leslie Cusanelli
Simcha Lourie
Jill Kuchnicki
Kathleen Unwin
Dionne Grabowski
Amy Smith
Andrea Burr
Tanya Vedantham
Heather Barker
Amy Yemm
Nicole Gorovsky Burgess
Alyssa Harper
Ljubica Todorovic
Philanthropies we Serve
Alphabetical List
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Angels’ Arms
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Autumn View Gardens Assisted Living
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Camp Circle Star
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DASA Sports-Disabled Athlete Sports Association
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Eastern Missouri American Red Cross
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Food Outreach
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Greater St. Louis Honor Flight
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Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles
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Keen-Kid’s Enjoying Exercise Now
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KidSmart
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Missouri Veteran’s Home-St. Louis
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Planting Shade
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Rock Steady Boxing St. Louis
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Saint Louis Challenger Baseball
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Seed St. Louis
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
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SPENSA
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St. Louis County Parks/Parks Foundation
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St. Louis Crisis Nursery
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St. Louis Public Schools
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The Little Bit Foundation
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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