GETTING INVOLVED

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a rotating

basis. If you’d like information on adding your organization to this

list, call (949) 574-4298.

Serving People In Need

Serve as a guide for homeless families by helping them set goals and

maintain a basic budget. Bilingual skills needed. Orientation and

training provided. Theresa Rowe, (949) 757-1456.

Senior Meals and Services Inc.

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound senior citizens

residing in Costa Mesa who are not able to prepare their own meals and do

not have anyone to prepare meals for them. A hot lunch is delivered

Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to the senior’s home. A

one-day-a-week commitment is all that is asked. Substitute drivers are

also needed to fill in for regular drivers. (714) 894-9779.

Serving People in Need

Serving People in Need, also know as SPIN, is looking for volunteers

to help prepare sack meals for the homeless, assemble hygiene kits,

distribute meals and pick up food for preparation. SPIN provides move-in

costs for housing, case management and support services to families

leaving shelters. SPIN also serves as family advisors or mentors and

conducts workshops on budgeting and more. Visit SPIN at 2900 Bristol St.,

Suite H-106, Costa Mesa. (714) 751-1101.

Sexual Assault Victim Services of Orange County

Volunteers are needed to provide assistance on the crisis hotline and

at the hospital. There is a special need for bilingual and bicultural

volunteers. (949) 756-0677.

SHARE! High School Exchange Program

Host families are needed in the Costa Mesa area to provide a bed,

meals and a loving home for high school students from more than 28

countries, including Germany, Japan, Brazil, China and Poland. The

students, all between 15 and 18, participate in cross-cultural exchange

to learn about America and share their own culture. The students stay for

five to 10 months and are screened twice for academic excellence and

proficiency in English. (888) 533-8514.

Share Our Selves

For the fourth year, Rhode Island philanthropist Alan Feinstein will

donate $1 million to Share Our Selves, a nonprofit agency with offices

around the country that provides for the needs of those living in

poverty. Each agency will receive a portion of the $1 million depending

on the amount of food donations received. Until April 30, donations may

be dropped off at Share Ourselves, 1550 Superior Ave., Costa Mesa. (949)

642-3451.

Share Our Selves Clinic

The clinic, which provides emergency services to the needy in Orange

County, is looking for volunteers to deliver and pick up food from local

restaurants and grocery stores, help with medical and dental staff, data

entry, assist with food sorting and distribution, to help at the front

desk and some other duties. The group also needs translators. (949)

515-7316.

Sherman Library & Gardens

You could assist with the garden or help in the gift and tea shop of

Corona del Mar’s botanical garden and historical research library.

Dorothy Wood, (949) 673-2261.

Small Business Assistance Center

The Small Business Assistance Center of OCC needs volunteers to advise

small business owners in finance, accounting, law, marketing, sales,

human resources and other areas. (714) 432-5916.