INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles needs volunteers with casework or social work experience to assist the International Services Department. A weekly four- to eight-hour commitment is required. The Red Cross also needs adult advisors for the Youth in Action Program. Contact Jessie Thompson at (213) 739-5246.

* Sunair Children’s Foundation, which helps children with asthma and other illnesses, needs volunteers to assist in the gift shop at Encino Hospital. Call (818) 345-3862.

* Roze Room Hospice in Los Angeles needs volunteers to spend time with patients. Training is provided. Contact Ami Allen at (323) 938-1155.

* Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital in Marina del Rey needs volunteers for its Meals on Wheels program and at the front desk. A weekly four-hour shift is required. Contact Lillian Bloom at (310) 823-8911.

* Harbor UCLA Child Life Program needs volunteers for Reach Out and Read in the pediatric clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays. Volunteers are also needed to entertain and play with the patients and their siblings. Call (310) 212-5009.

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Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, Health, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.