INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Global Volunteers, a private, nonsectarian development organization based in St. Paul, Minn., invites people to participate in its service programs in the U.S. and overseas. Programs, which can be anything from teaching English to building community facilities, are scheduled throughout the year to China, Romania, Tanzania, Vietnam, Poland, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Ghana, Turkey, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ukraine, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Greece. Costs range from $995 to $2,395. U.S. programs cost $450, excluding air fare. Web site: https://www.globalvolunteers.org. Information: (800) 487-1074.
* West Los Angeles Police Department, detective section, needs volunteers to answer phones, mornings or afternoons. Information: (310) 575-8441.
* The Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law in Los Angeles offers family law training for volunteers April 24 at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Volunteers must be willing to give 45 hours a year of their time. The training, which costs $80, teaches volunteers how to help people complete and file appropriate papers in family law actions. Information: Norma Torres, (323) 939-1444, Ext. 362.
* Children’s Bureau of Southern California is seeking foster parents in Los Angeles County. Informational meetings will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and North Hollywood on March 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Web site: https://www.all4kids.org. Information: (323) 644-3900, Ext. 201.
* Culver City Adult Reading Program, which helps adults to improve their reading, writing, math and life skills, needs volunteers. A 12-hour training session will be held April 10 and 17 and May 1. Books and materials are free to students and tutors. An orientation session will be held at the Culver City Library on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Information: Pat Davies, (310) 842-4300.
* Orange County Child Abuse Prevention Center needs volunteers to provide weekly emotional support to families. Information: (949) 722-1107.
* WomenCONNECT.com, an online community of professional women and female business owners, needs mentors one to two hours a month to help women who are changing careers or starting a business. Mentors must have an e-mail address. Information: Leslie Godwin, (818) 880-4486.
* International Rescue Committee, a refugee resettlement agency in Los Angeles, needs volunteers in mentoring, office work and for special events. Information: (213) 386-6700.
* Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Their Children needs volunteers. Training runs April 6 through May 25 in Santa Monica. Information: Jennifer Chen Speckman, (310) 264-6646, Ext. 221.
* Retired Public Employees Assn. of California, San Fernando Valley chapter, needs volunteers to organize a telephone tree to keep members informed of chapter business and activities on a regular basis. Volunteers are needed for other tasks as well. Information: Jim McChristains, (818) 896-5130.
* Children’s Nature Institute, a nonprofit group that educates parents, teachers and children in the natural sciences in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, needs nature walk leaders. Information: (310) 998-1151.
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