INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center needs volunteers, age 50 and older, for its senior peer counseling program to help seniors cope with depression, anxiety, loss and relationship problems. A commitment of six to eight hours a week for at least a year is required. Training begins Feb. 22 and continues Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon for 12 weeks. Information: Dr. Myrna Samuels, (818) 502-4560.

* Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, which helps survivors of sexual, domestic and child abuse, needs volunteers for its hotline and to educate the public about violence prevention. Bilingual speakers are especially needed. Training is provided. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Meet Each Need With Dignity in Pacoima needs volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, pharmacy technicians, health educators, medical assistants, nutritionists, psychologists, clerks and English-Spanish translators. The organization provides medical care for uninsured, low-income families. Malpractice insurance is provided. Information: Jenny Estupinian, (818) 896-0246, Ext. 33.

* Ronald McDonald House in Los Angeles needs volunteers to check guests in and out, answer phones, assist visitors, monitor community service workers, sell merchandise and perform other tasks. Orientations are held on the first Saturday, second Friday and fourth Wednesday of each month. Information: (323) 666-6400.

* St. John’s Well Child Center in downtown Los Angeles needs volunteer doctors, nurses, medical assistants and clerical help. Information: (213) 749-0947.

* Our House, a bereavement center and official charity of the 2000 Los Angeles Marathon, offering grief support groups for children and adults who have lost a loved one, needs people to walk, run, bike or drive a wheelchair in the marathon to benefit Our House. Information: (310) 475-0299, or (818) 592-4080.

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