Opportunities for Volunteering
The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California is seeking volunteers to lead classes strengthening the skills of young parents between 13 and 22.
A training session will be held May 22-24. For more information, call (818) 908-5040 or visit the Web site at www.volunteers.org.
Staff Builders Hospice, 21243 Ventura Blvd., Suite 118, Woodland Hills, needs volunteers to assist terminally ill patients and their families. Duties include helping with household chores and reading to the patients. For more information, call the hospice at (800) 334-7859.
The Valley Trauma Center is seeking volunteers to staff its 24-hour crisis hotline, which provides sexual assault crisis services in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys. Training is provided. For information, call (818) 772-0196.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Jeopardy, a program to deter at-risk youths from engaging in gang activities, needs volunteers to coach boxing, basketball and hockey and to teach dance and martial arts. For information, contact the Jeopardy Family Center, 11844 Glenoaks Blvd., San Fernando, at (818) 837-1167.
The Center for Individual and Family Counseling, 5445 Laurel Canyon Blvd., North Hollywood, is looking for volunteers to answer phones, greet clients at the reception window, set appointments, run errands and handle light clerical duties. For information, call (818) 761-2227.
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