Opportunities for Volunteering

Volunteers are needed at the Jewish Home for the Aging, 7150 Tampa Ave. in Reseda, to assist elderly residents with recreational activities, religious observances and arts and crafts, and to provide companionship and care. Volunteers also are needed to categorize and maintain the on-campus libraries. For more information, call (818) 774-3066.

Volunteers are needed for the Santa Susana Docents naturalist training program. Prospective docents are required to attend a lecture series, to be held Feb. 21 and 28 and March 7 and 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (818) 340-4011.

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California, 8134 Van Nuys Blvd., No. 200 in Panorama City, is seeking people with computer and clerical skills. For more information, contact the center at (818) 908-5146.

Habitat for Humanity, 7305 Ethel Ave., North Hollywood, a nonprofit housing organization, is looking for volunteers who have experience in construction work. For more information, contact the organization at (818) 765-2073.

Helping One Student To Succeed (HOSTS), a mentorship and tutoring program based at Maclay Middle School in Pacoima, is looking for student volunteers to take an active role in the program. For more information, call (818) 896-6310.

Children Are Our Future, through its “Adopt-a-House” program, is looking for volunteers to spend time one-to-one with abused children who need role models and academic tutors. For more information, contact Karen Coulston or Nancy Linquata, volunteer and academic coordinators, at (818) 773-8136 or (818) 773-8213.

Mad About Rising Crime (MARC), a community-based organization that seeks to prevent crime and violence, is looking for volunteers to join the MARC-Out program to eliminate graffiti in the San Fernando Valley. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month. For more information, call the MARC hotline at (818) 368-1112.