Opportunities for Volunteering
Burbank’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program is seeking people 55 and older to serve as tutors and teaching assistants at 17 Burbank schools. For more information, contact Dee Call, volunteer coordinator at the Joslyn Adult Center, at (818) 238-5370.
The Children’s Bureau of Southern California is seeking foster parents to provide short- or long-term care for abused or neglected children in the Antelope Valley. A foster parent orientation will be held at the bureau from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at 1529 E. Palmdale Blvd., Suite 210, Palmdale. For more information, call (805) 272-9996, Ext. 111, or visit the Web site at www.all4kids.org.
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 (213) 228-7168.
Beyond Shelter, a Pacoima-based nonprofit organization that assists homeless families, is seeking volunteers to answer phones, greet clients and schedule appointments. For more information, contact the shelter, 11243 Glenoaks Blvd., Pacoima, at (818) 834-4885.
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