Opportunities for Volunteering

The Organization for the Needs of the Elderly is seeking cheerful volunteers to assist at its Sunday morning farmers market. Duties include helping with sales, passing out samples and setting up individual stalls and booths. For more information and other volunteer opportunities, call Carol Danziger, director of volunteers, at (818) 705-2345.

The East Valley Multipurpose Senior Center is looking for individuals who love children to assist teachers in classrooms for one hour a week at Colfax Elementary School. For more information, contact the center, 5000 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood, at (818) 766-5165.

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California is looking for volunteers to staff a run/walk/swim event Saturday, which raises funds for organizations that serve AIDS victims. For more information, contact the center, 8134 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 200, Panorama City, at (818) 908-5040 or visit the Web site at https://www.volunteers.org.

The Los Angeles Family Housing Corp., a nonprofit organization in North Hollywood that provides housing and supportive services to homeless families and individuals, needs volunteers to assist in upcoming events, food drives and community projects. The facility also needs volunteers to work in the garden and serve meals to residents in the cafeteria. For more information, call (818) 982-4091.

The Boys & Girls Club of Burbank is seeking volunteers to spend one hour a week reading to children who are club members. Volunteers will work one-on-one with the children and are asked to commit to the “Time for Kids” reading program for one year. Interested individuals can attend a training session at the clubhouse, 2244 N. Buena Vista St., Burbank from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26. For more information, call (818) 842-9333.