Opportunities for Volunteering
The new Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge is looking for volunteers to serve as ushers at shows, help publicize events and organize special programs and activities. The next meeting will be Feb. 28 at 10:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center. For more information, contact the center’s business office at (818) 677-5768, or the event information line at (818) 677-3943.
The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California, 8134 Van Nuys Blvd., No. 200, Panorama City, is seeking volunteers with a strong interest in horses to assist with a therapeutic equestrian program for those with disabilities. For more information, call Joan Kagan at (818) 908-5146.
Volunteers are needed at the California Emergency Mobile Patrol, a nonprofit organization that provides search-and-rescue, disaster response, communications and first-aid services and other community assistance in the Valley. The patrol is based at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Devonshire station. For more information, contact the patrol at (818) 998-6791.
The Bernardi Multipurpose Senior Center in Van Nuys is seeking volunteers with computer experience for various duties, including data entry and newsletter preparation. For more information, call (818) 718-6460, Ext. 3611.
The Burbank Retired & Senior Volunteer Program is looking for volunteers 55 and older interested in working with terminally ill patients and their families in their homes. Volunteers should have good listening skills and artistic or storytelling interests. For more information, contact Dee Call at the Joslyn Adult Center at (818) 238-5370.
Volunteers are needed for the Santa Susana Docents naturalist training program. Prospective docents are required to attend a lecture series, to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday and Feb. 28, and March 7 and 14. For more information, call (818) 340-4011.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Docent Council is seeking volunteers with an interest or background in art to lead scheduled tours and student groups through the museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions. An intensive, yearlong training program prepares docents for the job. Once trained, volunteers are expected to make a commitment for a specified period of time. Applications for the council are being accepted through March 9. To obtain an application and information packet, write to LACMA, Docent Council Admissions, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90036.