Opportunities for Volunteering

Partners for Life, a coalition of 13 local humane organizations, and the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services will hold a new volunteers orientation meeting Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the East Valley Animal Shelter, 13131 Sherman Way, North Hollywood. Free. (818) 710-9898.

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control Equine Response Team will hold a volunteer orientation meeting March 9 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Lost Hills Sheriff Station, 27058 Agoura Road, Agoura. The team rescues horses and other livestock trapped during disasters or accidents. The group needs drivers and volunteers to work in maintenance and communications, at shelter sites and with trailer teams. Training lasts 40 hours. Call team leaders Stephanie Abronson at (818) 222-7669 or Ruth Gerson at (818) 991-1236.

El Portal Center for the Arts will have an orientation meeting March 11 from 10 a.m. to noon for volunteer ushers. The theater is at 5269 Lankershim Blvd. in North Hollywood. Call Karen Rushfield at (818) 508-9686.

The Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program needs counselors to provide information and advocacy for Medicare recipients at senior centers throughout Los Angeles. The nonprofit Center for Health Care Rights runs the program. Training starts in late April. Call (800) 824-0780 for information and an application.

The Family Stress Center in North Hills needs volunteers to work with physically abused preschoolers and children in play therapy groups while under the supervision of a staff therapist. Participants may volunteer for three-hour shifts during weekday afternoons or early evenings for at least one year. Call Diane Montano at (818) 993-9311, Ext. 319.

Burbank’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program is seeking participants 55 and older to volunteer at Walt Disney Elementary School. Volunteers also are needed at the Burbank Stough Canyon Nature Center. People are needed at the information desk and gift shop and as hike docents and to set up displays. Training is provided. Call Dee Call at (818) 238-5370.

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California seeks participants to do reception and kitchen work at the Los Angeles Mission Women’s Outreach in downtown L.A. The San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center’s Transitional Youth Program needs mentors for youths ages 17 to 21. Call Joan Kagan at (818) 908-5128.