Opportunities for Volunteering

Hospital Home Health Care Agency of California, 16461 Sherman Way, No. 150, in Van Nuys, seeks volunteers to provide three hours a week of companionship and emotional and practical support to people with life-threatening illnesses in their homes. For more information, call Stephen Stroup, agency director, at (818) 785-1800.

The Valley Trauma Center, a sexual assault crisis center, needs volunteers to staff its Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline. Training will be held in March.

For more information, call Patti Dengler at the center, (818) 772-0196.

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of California, 8134 Van Nuys Blvd., No. 200, in Panorama City, is looking for volunteers with computer skills to help teach classes and serve as aides.

For more information, call Joan Kagan at (818) 908-5146.

Volunteers are being sought by animal service centers in the Valley to assist owners who have lost their pets.

For more information, call the East Valley Animal Service Center, 13131 Sherman Way in North Hollywood, at (818) 764-7061, or the West Valley Animal Service Center, 20655 Plummer St. in Chatsworth, at (818) 882-8800.