HOW YOU CAN HELP
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) seeks volunteers to serve as advocates and mentors for abused, abandoned and neglected children. Orientation session held Saturday. Sessions are the first Saturday and Tuesday of each month. (714) 663-9034.
Vitas Healthcare, a hospice organization, seeks volunteers to spend two to four hours per week visiting and helping terminally ill people and their families. Training begins July 11 at the Orange office. Volunteers also are needed to do office work and crochet lap robes for patients. Cindy Laird, (800) 486-6157.
The Constitutional Rights Foundation of Orange County seeks teen volunteers to act as jurors for Orange County Juvenile Peer Court. Court sessions will be held Aug. 8 and 23 at Central Justice Center in Santa Ana from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Gwen Vieau, (949) 440-6757, Ext. 137.
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation seeks volunteers to help organize and set up the Race for the Cure fund-raiser to be held Sept. 24 at Fashion Island, Newport Beach. (714) 957-9157.
Career Beginnings of Orange County seeks adults to be mentors for high school juniors and seniors and help make decisions about college and employment. Volunteers commit four to six hours per month. Simone Eichenberger, (714) 566-8445.
Orange County Marine Institute in Dana Point seeks volunteers to help with data entry and office duties on weekdays at the marine environmental agency. Angie Burton, (949) 496-2274.
California Thoracic Society in Tustin seeks a volunteer graphic artist. The organization promotes lung health care and disease prevention. Minimum age is 16. Coleen Richardson, (714) 730-1944.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters Orange County seeks mentors and tutors for elementary-school children. Minimum age is 17. Sonia Marshall, (714) 544-7773.
For more opportunities:
* The Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County, a resource center for volunteers and nonprofit organizations. Call (714) 953-5757, Ext. 106, or visit its Web site at https://www.volunteercenter.org.
* The Volunteer Exchange, (714) 899-6849.