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Volunteer Directory

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Independent staff

The volunteer directory runs periodically in the Independent. If you’d

like information about getting your organization listed, call 965-7172,

ext. 21.

HUNTINGTON BEACH

Egbar Foundation offers environmental education programs and scholarships

for children. Call Jessica Fabrizio at 795-6072.

Episcopal Services Alliance offers emergency assistance, food and

clothing to the homeless. Call Nancy Long at 960-2254.

Friends of KOCE-TV seeks people who support public broadcasting to help

write and edit its newsletter, take photographs, design artwork, speak to

the public, give tours and plan events. Call 895-5623.

Golden West College uses volunteers in a variety of positions. Call Bruni

Cronk at 895-8906.

The Huntington Beach Central Library offers library services, community

services, literacy, English as a second language and preschool. Call Jan

L. Halverson at 960-8837.

The Huntington Beach Community Clinic provides high-quality general

medical care. Call Jeanne Chocek at 842-2829.

Huntington Beach Community Services features community service and marine

safety. Call Jim Engle at 536-5495.

The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum needs volunteers. Call

Ann Beasley at 960-3483.

The Huntington Beach Police Department provides police services for the

city. Call Mike Corcoran at 960-8806.

Literacy Volunteers of America tutors adults in English skills. Call Rose

Saylin at 375-5102.

Michael E. Rodgers Seniors Center provides health education, crafts,

dance, lunch and bingo for senior citizens. Call Nora Webb at 536-9387.

Newland House is seeking volunteer docents to lead tours of the

historical museum. Call JoAnne Viserta-Galinis at 963-7093.

Ocean View Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program for

children with disabilities. Call Marcia Baumfeld at 848-6264.

Seniors Outreach Center serves the frail and homebound elderly.

Volunteers will be trained to operate a city vehicle to provide

transportation for senior citizens. Five hours per week is required. Call

Arleen Stevens at 960-2478.

South Coast Collective Huntington Beach Site works to prevent tobacco use

among teens through the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act.

Volunteers ages 14 to 16 are needed to help ensure that businesses comply

with the state law prohibiting tobacco sales to anyone under age 18.

Volunteers will be on call. Call Juliet at (800) 826-8393 or (619)

505-8046.

TLC of Huntington Beach is a lunch program for senior citizens. Call Pat

Mullins at 536-8404.

The Wellness & Prevention Center offers education, counseling and

networking for overall health. Call Devin Pouriah at 847-8745.

Access to Sailing Inc. offers sailing programs for disabled children and

adults. Call Duncan Milne at 722-5371.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers educational tours focusing on wetlands

preservation. Call 840-1575.

The Huntington Beach Tree Society needs volunteers to help plant trees in

their free time. Call Jean Nagy at 564-1396.

The Center for Creative Alternatives provides mental health counseling

and education. Call Colleen Chapman at 841-8770.

The Center for the Teaching of Thinking trains and develops innovative

educational programs. Call Connie Young at (949) 376-4303.

The Children’s Bureau of Southern California needs volunteers to be a

special friend to a child or adult at risk of abuse. Call Lisa Fujimoto

or Sandy Sladen at 517-1900.

The Council on Aging needs volunteers to assist in transportation and the

delivery of meals to homebound seniors in Huntington Beach on weekends.

Call 960-2478.

Covering Wings gives out blankets to the homeless. Call Raymond Fico at

968-3358.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

Adult Day Services offers therapeutic programs for memory-impaired

adults. Volunteers are needed to assist the activity director by

organizing and leading group and one-on-one activities for senior

citizens. Call 593-9630.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital is looking for volunteers, especially

people 30 and older. Call Wendy Sorensen at 966-8083.

The American Cancer West Unit Information Center on the campus of

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital needs volunteers to answer the

HelpLine. Flexible hours are available, and some may even volunteer from

their homes in the evenings. Call Diane Miller at 262-5846.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center seeks volunteers

willing to work four hours per week performing a variety of services in

many departments of the hospital. Call 966-8083.

The Salvation Army seeks volunteers to help in its thrift stores.

Salvation Army Thrift Stores provide the sole source of funding for The

Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center, the largest drug and

alcohol rehabilitation program in Orange County. Call 758-0414.

California Elwyn offers employment and rehabilitation services for people

with disabilities. They are in need of board members with skills in event

management, marketing, organizational planning and legal issues. Call

Joan McKinney at 557-6313, ext. 204.

Coastline Community College needs volunteers for a variety of positions.

Call Neel Buell at 241-6159.

Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce needs volunteers for general office

duties, including filing, typing and reception. Call Betty Mignanelli at

668-0542.

The Fountain Valley Police Department needs volunteers. Call Sgt. F.

Lupeka at 965-4472.

The Fountain Valley Fire Department needs volunteers. Call Kathy Williams

at 965-4424.

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