INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Adams Middle School in Redondo Beach needs tutors to work with students in the computer lab, writing center and in the library on weekdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach in Torrance, needs volunteers to work in its resource library finding information in books, videos and on the computer weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: (310) 212-5009.

* Torrance Adult School needs volunteers to work one-to-one in an adult English-as-a-second-language conversation class Monday evenings from 6:30 to 9. Training is provided. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* First Book, a national nonprofit organization that gives children of low-income families an opportunity to read and own their first new books, needs volunteers to serve on a First Book Local Advisory Board. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Wilmington Community Center needs volunteers to work with patients, taking medical histories and vital signs and assisting doctors during exams. The center also needs doctors, pharmacists and lab technicians. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Daybreak Day Center and Shelter, a Westside agency serving homeless, mentally ill women, needs volunteers for its resource board to put together a twice-yearly newsletter and mailers and to raise funds. Information: Roxann Smith, (310) 264-6646, Ext. 236.

* Free Arts for Abused Children needs volunteers to interact with children through art therapy activities in small groups or on a one-to-one basis in emergency shelters and outpatient facilities in the South Bay area. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Federation Head Start needs volunteers to read to preschool children, assist at mealtimes and supervise playground activities weekdays. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

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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.