INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Fulfillment Fund Mentor Program, which serves Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, needs volunteers to mentor middle-school and high school students. Mentors must be at least 25 and nonsmokers. No experience working with teens is necessary. Information: Anthony Gutierrez, (310) 788-9700.

* Federation Headstart needs volunteers weekdays to work with preschool children at one of Headstart’s 33 centers in the South Bay area. Volunteers read to children, assist at mealtimes, supervise playground activities, and share talents or hobbies with kids. Those who speak Spanish and English are especially needed. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce needs people with good phone skills to answer phones, direct calls and provide information. Training is provided. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Catholic Big Brothers needs mentors in Los Angeles County for fatherless children of all faiths between 7 and 14. Information: (800) 463-4066.

* Amnesty International, a worldwide human rights movement, needs volunteers to assist in the Culver City office with various projects, including outreach to the entertainment and media communities, coalition development, administration and membership cultivation. Information: Kathy Brown, (310) 815-0450.

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