Opportunities for Volunteering

Total Involvement Ministry, a small, grass-roots prison and gangs street ministry, needs volunteers of any age to assist with various tasks. For information, call Tim Page at (818) 893-7059.

Valley Village, a nonprofit group in Canoga Park that provides residential and training services for developmentally disabled children and adults, needs volunteers of all ages to help with a variety of programs. For information, call Julie Brown at (818) 587-9450.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Comprehensive Cancer Center needs computer-literate volunteers to help cancer patients and their families in a patient resource center. During four-hour shifts, volunteers assist patients in finding information, using a multimedia collection of books, audiotapes and videotapes, CD-ROMs and the Internet. Volunteers also act as patient liaisons for workshops, lectures and meetings. For information, call Valen Watson at (213) 966-3573.