INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Westside Special Olympics, based in Santa Monica, which offers year-round athletic training and competitions for children and adults with mental disabilities, needs volunteer coaches for its power lifting, bowling and volleyball programs. No skills needed. Training is provided. Information: Denise Weddle, (310) 458-8300.

* Interfaith Action for Aging in Long Beach needs volunteers to deliver meals to elderly shut-ins on Thanksgiving Day between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call by Nov. 10. Information: (562) 436-0991.

* Torrance Meals on Wheels needs people to prepare, pack and deliver meals to homebound clients five days a week. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Turning Point Transition Housing, a project of the Ocean Park Community Center’s network of shelters and services in Santa Monica, needs volunteers to serve on its board. Turning Point is a transitional living program providing housing, food, job counseling, stress and skills training and money management to help homeless people gain independence. Board members meet monthly and host one major fund-raising event a year. Information: Donna Miller, (310) 264-6646, Ext. 235.

* LAMP, a nonprofit, Los Angeles social service agency working with homeless people diagnosed with mental disabilities, needs volunteer instructors for its Computer Learning Center. One instructor for Microsoft Word, one for Excel and one to teach using the Internet are needed. A commitment of four hours a week is required. Information: Bob Stone, (213) 488-0879.

* Historical Society of Southern California in Los Angeles invites garden enthusiasts to join the Lummis Garden Volunteers the second Sunday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers work under the supervision of a landscape architect. Information: (323) 222-0546.

* The David and Margaret Home for abused and troubled teenage girls in La Verne needs female mentors to visit students at least twice a month for one year. Information: (909) 596-5921, Ext. 3194.

* Friends to the Elderly, a program of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, needs volunteers to visit elderly, often abandoned residents of nursing homes and board and care facilities. Information: (310) 859-9336.

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.