INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Ride On Therapeutic Horsemanship, a Chatsworth-based nonprofit organization offering horseback riding to disabled riders, needs volunteers to care for horses and help disabled riders learn about horses. Training is provided. Information: (818) 700-2971.

* El Portal Center for the Arts, a theater complex opening in January in North Hollywood, needs volunteer ushers to commit to working two performances a month. Information: Karen Rushfield, (818) 508-9686.

* Boys and Girls Club of Burbank needs volunteers to tutor children one hour a week, to keep scores and times for the club’s sports leagues, to host the reception desk, answer telephones, take messages and assist visitors. Information: Alex Fey, (818) 842-9333.

* A Window Between Worlds, a nonprofit group that uses art to help battered women and children recover through creative expression, needs volunteers for a variety of projects and tasks. Information: (310) 396-0317.

* L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center’s Anti-Violence Project needs volunteers to provide crisis and follow-up counseling, incident reporting, information and referrals for victims of homophobic or anti-transgender harassment or violence. Training is provided. Information: (323) 993-7671.

* Florence Crittenton Center in Los Angeles, which provides residential care and education for teens and teen mothers, needs volunteers for mentoring, tutoring, caring for infants, storytelling and other activities. Information: Kim Knight, (323) 225-4211, Ext. 209.

* Friends of the Sea Lion Marine Mammal Center, a Laguna Beach rehabilitation center for seals and sea lions, needs docents to conduct tours of the facility, answer visitor questions, staff the gift shop and answer phones for one three-hour shift a week. Information: (949) 494-3050.

Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.