INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer Vital English needs people to help non-English-speaking adults learn conversational English at various locations throughout San Gabriel and Pomona valleys. Training is provided. An orientation session will be held Jan. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in Montclair. Information: (909) 622-2453.
* Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy needs volunteers Jan. 14 to help restore native habitat for the birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife at the Chandler Preserve. Participants should meet at the Empty Saddle Club in Rolling Hills Estates at 9 a.m., and wear protective clothing, sturdy boots and hats. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.
* Arts and Services for the Disabled, based in Long Beach, needs classroom assistants over 16 years of age to work with developmentally disabled adults. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.
* Enrichment Through Employment, which offers job training and employment assistance to mentally ill clients in Torrance, needs volunteers to assist clients. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.
* 1736 Family Crisis Center, based in Redondo Beach, which offers shelter and counseling to battered women and their children, needs volunteers for its 24-hour hotline, to provide child care and to grocery-shop for the women at the shelter. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.
* Gardena Senior Care Center needs volunteers to help in the kitchen and to assist with bingo, arts and crafts, exercise classes and meal service. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.
* California Council of the Blind in Torrance needs volunteers to read and provide transportation to clients. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.
* Operation Read, a reading initiative for delinquent, abused or neglected children in the care of Los Angeles County, needs tutors at Camp Scott and Camp Scudder in Saugus to help youths improve their reading skills. Information: (661) 296-8500, Ext. 254.
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.