INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Child Advocates Office of Los Angeles needs court-appointed special advocate volunteers to investigate the circumstances of children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and make recommendations to the Los Angeles Superior Court. Volunteers must be at least 25 and have good communication skills. Training takes place in July. Orientation will be held May 13 and 18, June 9 and 14, and July 1 in Monterey Park. Information: Christine O’Rourke, (323) 526-6666.

* YWCA of the Harbor Area in San Pedro needs women to mentor middle-school girls. A commitment of eight hours a month for six months is required. Information: (310) 547-0831.

* California African American Museum in Los Angeles needs docents to lead tours, assist in workshops and engage families and groups in museum activities. Information, Teresa Ngo, (213) 744-2133.

* Young Artists International Inc., a nonprofit group in Los Angeles dedicated to the support, management and promotion of young, gifted musicians, needs volunteers for its second International Laureates Music Festival, from July 27 to Aug. 23, in the areas of bookkeeping, driving, ushering, ticket sales, media, mail and office management. Information: (310) 281-3303.

* Rhapsody in Green in Studio City needs volunteers to help save an endangered species of butterfly in San Pedro. The group works with scientists weeding out exotic plants, planting native plants and restoring the butterfly’s habitat. Information: (323) 654-5821.

* Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a national organization with local recording studios in Hollywood, the west San Fernando Valley and the South Bay, needs volunteers to record textbooks. Information: (800) RFB-TEXT.

* Domestic Violence Education Services, an Alhambra group that creates brochures, booklets and books on domestic abuse, needs volunteers to help with a children’s campaign and to establish a National Organization for Adult Children of Violence. Information: Barbara Corry, (626) 576-5610.

* People Assisting the Homeless needs volunteers to answer phones and provide general office support in West Los Angeles, Hollywood, South-Central Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Information: Gretchen Peterson, (310) 996-0034.

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.