Opportunities for Volunteering

TrinityCare Hospice, 16461 Sherman Way, Suite 150, Van Nuys, needs volunteers to provide a variety of comforting, supportive and practical services to terminally ill patients and their families. Volunteers must be willing to commit to four hours of service per week. For more information, contact TrinityCare at (818) 785-1800.

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California seeks volunteers to help organize an anti-violence day in April that will encourage children to turn in their toy guns. For more information, call (818) 908-5146 or visit the Web site at www.volunteers.org.

English- and Spanish-speaking volunteers are needed to serve as aids for therapists at the San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic, 9650 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. Volunteers are also needed for clerical duties and to service as classroom aides. For more information, contact the clinic at (818) 993-9311, Ext. 319.

The Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge is looking for volunteers to usher shows, help publicize events and organize special programs and events. The next meeting is 11 a.m. Saturday 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 Valley Trauma Center, which provides sexual-assault crisis services, is seeking volunteers to staff its 24-hour crisis hotline. The center provides a 60-hour training program for all volunteers. For more information, contact the center at (818) 772-0196.