About Us
History of the Fort Bend Teen Service League
In the fall of 2005, a group of Fort Bend Junior Service League members were interested in encouraging their teenage daughters and neighborhood youth to make a life long commitment to volunteering in the community as they felt it was FBJSL's responsibility to mentor and encourage their successors. A planning committee was formed in the fall of 2005, and FBJSL went to work developing a service program for Fort Bend County teenage girls. It was in this spirit of responsibility that Fort Bend Teen Service League was formed so that members of FBJSL could pass on to their daughters, nieces, and other special young ladies in their lives the joy of service and charity for the benefit of others. FBTSL welcomed its inaugural class in the Spring of 2006 with over 80 members and has since grown to over 100 members each year.
As a project of Fort Bend Junior Service League, the overall activities of FBTSL are governed by FBJSL's Board of Directors. However, Teen League does have an Advisory Board of Directors, composed of FBJSL members, in place to coordinate, plan and oversee the membership requirements and service activities of Teen League members. The Advisory Board members have a Teen League Board counterpart in which they mentor in their respective leadership roles among their peers. Other FBJSL volunteers have chosen to serve as Teen League Mentors, a League placement in which they assist the Advisory Board in mentoring and overseeing Teen League members with their community service and membership responsibilities.
Members of Teen League are involved in various philanthropic activities in Fort Bend County that are supported by FBJSL through FBJSL's approved core/community placements and fundraising events. When possible, FBJSL is able to extend their community outreach by approving service projects for Teen League that will benefit other local charitable organizations that are not currently supported with either FBJSL volunteers or financial assistance. It is the intent of Teen League to encourage its members to become caring, involved citizens of this community. As membership increases in Teen League, the spirit of responsibility and volunteerism increases and helps to promote life long volunteers.