Opportunities to Volunteer

Volunteer naturalists are needed by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority. Participants will attend classes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through Nov. 18 at Towsley Canyon in Santa Clarita. Topics are Native American culture, CPR and first aid, birds, mammals, ecology, geology and insects. The next class begins Saturday. For an application and information, call Angi Bates at (310) 858-7272, Ext. 132.

Burbank Public Library Literacy Services needs volunteer literacy tutors for adults. The next three-day, 12-hour training session will be held in November at the Burbank Public Library Auditorium, 110 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Call (818) 238-5577.

TrinityCare Hospice in Van Nuys needs volunteers to provide support to terminally ill patients and their families. Participants also offer pet and music therapy and do office work. Call Lianne Casselman at (800) 794-7939.

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s West Valley Academic Mentor Program needs mentors for kindergarten through eighth-grade students at risk of failing. Training is provided. For information and an application, call (818) 932-0306.

The Family Friends Project at the Valley Storefront Multiservice Center for Seniors needs volunteers to provide friendship and support to Valley children with special needs. Participants must commit to two to four hours a week. Call Irene Mednick at (818) 761-3447.

Operation Read needs literacy tutors for delinquent, abused or neglected children who are in Los Angeles County’s care. Volunteers tutor children after school and on weekends at the Challenger Memorial Youth Center in Lancaster and camps William Mendenhall and John Munz in Lake Hughes. Call (661) 940-4158.

Encino B’nai B’rith needs drivers to pick up bagels, bread and cakes and deliver them to poor children, needy seniors, battered women and children, and the homeless. Call Herman Berman at (818) 788-4230 or Steve Pollack at (818) 992-7422.

The Boys and Girls Club of Burbank needs coaches and tutors. Training is provided and hours are flexible. Call Alex Fey at (818) 842-9333.