INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Boys & Girls Club of Venice needs volunteers to tutor teenage club members who are at least two grade levels behind, in reading at least five hours a week for eight weeks in its Operation Read program, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. Training and supplies are provided. Information: Spencer Presler, (310) 390-4477, Ext. 234.

* Peace Offerings, which creates booklets and brochures on domestic violence, needs volunteers for a children’s campaign and to establish a national organization for adult children of violence. Help is needed with graphic arts, fund-raising and Internet/e-commerce. A business administrator, marketing coordinator, publicist and legal assistance are also needed. Information: Barbara Corry, (626) 576-5610.

* Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach in Torrance needs people to staff its Nonprofit Resource Library. After training, volunteers will assist visitors in finding information in books and on videos and the computer. Information: (310) 212-5009.

* Southern California Regional Occupational Center needs a part-time instructional assistant to prepare, sort and care for material and equipment; distribute and collect materials; operate audiovisual equipment; and perform light clerical tasks. The position requires at least eight hours a week and will terminate at the end of June. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* El Nido Family Centers needs volunteers to tutor first- through fifth-grade students in reading and to help them with homework in Santa Monica and Los Angeles. A one-hour-a-week commitment is required. Information: (323) 971-7360

* Special Equestrian Riding Therapy, a therapeutic horseback riding program for disabled children and adults in Chatsworth, needs volunteers Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and on Saturdays. Training is provided. Information: (818) 223-9431.

* Aid for Asian Women, a national nonprofit organization based in Van Nuys, for women of Asian descent and their families, needs volunteers and a coordinator to assist with meetings and answer members’ questions. Information: (818) 713-1637.

* Extended Opportunity Programs and Services in Los Angeles need mentors and tutors for students at L.A. Southwest College. Information: (323) 241-5484.

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