Opportunities for Volunteering

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California, 8134 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 200, Panorama City, needs people to serve as mentors and tutors to disadvantaged youths. The center is also looking for volunteers to serve as coaches in street hockey and soccer leagues. For more information, contact the center at (818) 908-5040 or visit the Web site at https://www.volunteers.org

The San Fernando Valley Service Center of the American Red Cross, 14717 Sherman Way in Van Nuys, needs volunteers to assist with front desk operations and other administrative tasks. Duties include greeting clients and answering telephone inquiries. For more information, contact the center at (818) 376-1700.

The San Fernando Valley Audubon Society is looking for high school students who need to fulfill community service requirements to take part in a weeding project at the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area. For information, call (818) 783-4293.

The Organization for the Needs of the Elderly is seeking volunteers to deliver meals one morning per week. Volunteers are also needed to pick up and deliver bakery goods to the Valley Senior Service and Resource Center, 18255 Victory Blvd., Reseda. For more information, contact Carol Danziger, director of volunteers, at (818) 705-2345.

The docent office of the Los Angeles Public Library needs volunteers to conduct tours of the historic downtown Central Library for school groups and other visitors. Prospective volunteers must be at least 21 and attend two series of six-week training classes. For more information, call the docent office at (213) 228-7168.