INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Museum of Tolerance needs volunteers to guide tours and assist in the Multimedia Learning Center. Training is provided. Volunteers must be 16 or older and commit three hours a week for one year. Information: Dennis Nendza, (310) 772-2510.

* The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles needs volunteers to work in the museum store Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. Information: (310) 206-7004.

* VITAS Innovative Hospice Care needs people to work with terminally ill patients and their families in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Information: David Mack, (818) 760-2273 or (800) 757-4242.

* Hospice Family Care in Santa Ana seeks volunteers to visit terminally ill patients, run errands and provide respite for their caregivers. Training is provided. Information: Larry Mariotti, (800) 724-7373.

* Lennox School District needs mentors for a weekly after-school Future Science and Engineers of America club that helps fourth- and fifth-graders experience hands-on science experiments in a stress-free environment. Information: Nellie Rios-Parra, (310) 330-4920.

* Hope-Net needs a driver to pick up and deliver food weekly or monthly to a church-operated food pantry in Los Angeles. Information: (213) 389-9949.

* YMCA Senior Nutrition Program in Carson needs volunteers for its meal delivery program, and to help pack and serve lunch in the Y’s dining room weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* The Torrance-Lomita Alano Club, a 12-step community service organization dedicated to the promotion of sober living, needs volunteers to serve coffee in the coffee bar. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Travelers Aid Society needs people to assist travelers with directions and referrals at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Training is provided. Clerical help is also needed in the society’s office at Los Angeles International Airport. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Glendora Public Library needs volunteers to sort, shelve and sell used books in the Friends’ Book Shop; to work in the computer center; to tutor adults who want to improve reading and writing skills; to read stories to youngsters; and to help staff with special community programs, data entry and mailings. Information: Bonnie Deering, (626) 852-4891.

* Love Inc. in Lomita, which offers help for the needy, seeks volunteers to help keep the resource book up to date and to work on other projects. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Long Beach Community Band, a nonprofit group providing free public concerts and musical outreach programs, has openings for musicians and music lovers who don’t play instruments. Rehearsals usually are Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Information: (562) 403-2923.

* Lighthouse Community Training Center in Long Beach needs volunteer tutors for all grades in reading, math, English and computers. Information: (562) 422-7692.

* Interfaith Action for Aging in Long Beach needs volunteers to deliver meals and spend time with recipients on holidays. Donations are sought to cover cost of the meals. Information: (562) 436-0991.

* Amnesty International, an independent worldwide human rights organization, seeks volunteers for its Culver City office for a variety of tasks. Information: Kathy Brown, (310) 815-0450.

* Penny Lane in North Hills needs mentors to guide emotionally disturbed adolescent girls. Information: (818) 892-3423.

* Los Angeles Alzheimer’s Assn. needs volunteers to answer telephone inquiries and to provide help to sufferers of the disease and their caregivers. Training is provided. Information: Judy Wunsch, (323) 938-3370.

* Neighborhood Youth Assn. needs tutors in the Mar Vista area for children 6 to 18 in all subjects, especially math and science. Volunteers must commit one hour a week for at least 10 weeks. Also needed are a photography teacher, computer teacher and professionals to give workshops about their careers. Programs run from 3 to 6:45 p.m. Information: (310) 390-6641.

Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.