* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in...

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a

rotating basis. For information on adding your organization to this

list, call (949) 574-4298.

COSTA MESA SENIOR CORP.

The nonprofit organization at the Costa Mesa Senior Center is

looking for new board members. The fund-raising and policymaking

board needs volunteers who will participate in monthly meetings,

occasional committee meetings and special projects. Candidates should

have connections in Costa Mesa and surrounding communities and an

interest in serving the community by helping seniors. (949) 645-2356,

Ext. 16.

COURT-APPOINTED

SPECIAL ADVOCATES

Volunteers are needed to serve as advocates for abused, neglected

and abandoned children. Volunteers work one on one with a child for

three hours a week. (714) 663-9034.

CRISIS ASSISTANCE

PROGRAM INC.

The nonprofit organization is seeking volunteers for its expanding

trauma response program. Some volunteers assist law enforcement,

firefighters and emergency-type responders by providing emotional

first aid and support to injured or traumatized people. Other

volunteers provide dispatch and office support. No experience is

necessary. Training will be provided. (949) 588-1414.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES

Volunteer mediators, case specialists and outreach assistants are

needed to help in a variety of mediation cases. Bilingual language

skills are needed for office volunteers and for mediators. (949)

250-0488.

EASTER SEALS

Easter Seals needs volunteers for ongoing clerical work and to

help in programs for children with disabilities and in special

events. (714) 834-1111.

ENVIRONMENTAL

NATURE CENTER

Volunteer trail guides are needed to help visitors learn about

their environment. (949) 645-8489.

FAMILIES--COSTA MESA

This team of community based organizations, which works toward

providing youth and families with counseling, family support, health

education, mentoring, tutoring, after school activities and kinship

services, needs volunteers to assist in all areas. (949) 574-3976.

FISH -- MOBILE MEALS

Call (949) 642-6060 to help Friends in Service to Humanity assist

with the Mobile Meals program and provide ongoing emergency

assistance to those in need. Both always seek volunteer assistance in

a variety of areas. (949) 645-8050.

FRIENDS OF THE

NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY

The book store needs book donations for book sales. Good quality

children’s and nonfiction books are especially needed. They may be

left at any of the branch libraries -- Balboa, Mariners or Corona del

Mar, or in the special book closet next to the Friends Book Store at

1000 Avocado Ave. Volunteers are needed to staff the used book store

that is inside the entrance of the Central Library. Volunteers must

be members of the Friends of the Library and are asked to work one

three-hour shift per month. (949) 759-9667.

GIRL SCOUTS

Girl Scouts of Orange County needs volunteers to be trained as

troop leaders, serve on special committees and give lectures,

demonstrations or classes. (714) 979-7900.

GIRLS INC.

OF ORANGE COUNTY

Volunteers are needed to offer educational and enrichment

opportunities for girls and boys. (949) 646-7181.

HOSPICE PREFERRED CHOICE

Volunteers are needed to help make a difference in the lives of

terminally ill individuals and their families. Volunteers would

assist them with non-medical needs such as providing respite for the

primary care giver, running errands, reading to patients or weekly

social visits. The organization is also looking for clerical and

bereavement volunteers to assist with office duties. Training is

provided. (714) 980-0900.

HUMAN OPTIONS

The organization shelters, counsels and educates abused women and

children. It is looking for volunteers. (949) 737-5242, Ext. 24.

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

OF ORANGE COUNTY

Volunteers are needed for Project Caring, which provides

socialization and cultural experiences and Shabbat and holiday

celebrations to the Jewish residents and others at Fairview

Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. Volunteers will “adopt” a

facility to provide programming of Jewish content to the residents on

a monthly basis and will be required to take a TB test and undergo a

fingerprinting background check. Volunteers are needed to provide

comfort and support to the Jewish terminally ill and their families.

The group also sponsors an ongoing Jewish healing support group for

people experiencing chronic illness at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Jewish

Family Service, 250 E. Baker St., Suite G, Costa Mesa. Free.

Preregistration required. (714) 445-4950.

KAISER PERMANENTE

HOSPICE SERVICES

Volunteers are needed to provide four hours per week visiting

patients or doing errands for them or their caregivers in communities

near volunteers’ homes. (562) 622-3805.

LAGUNA GREENBELT INC.

Volunteers are needed to assist Laguna Coast Wilderness Park staff

and James Dilley Preserve staff and docents with hiker registration

and general public orientation. (949) 488-0287.

LAGUNA SHANTI

Laguna Shanti, an organization that works with sufferers of HIV

and AIDS, is seeking caring volunteers to assist with running the

front office, delivering meals, providing transportation and

providing complimentary therapies such as massage, acupuncture and

chiropractic care. Lisa Toghia, (949) 494-1446.

LIFELINE LIVING CENTERS

Mentally ill adults rely on the Newport Beach center for

residential housing. It needs professional fund-raisers to support

and maintain this resource.

MASTER CHORALE

OF ORANGE COUNTY

The performing arts organization needs volunteers for computer

input, ticketing, filing and handling phones. (714) 556-6262.

MENTOR PROGRAM

YMCA Community Services needs mentors to make a lasting effect on

a young person’s life. Students from 10 to 18 years old are matched

with mentors to improve their school performance and self-esteem

while developing positive peer and adult relationships. (714)

549-9622, Ext. 35.

MOZART CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA

Orange County’s only nonprofit resident chamber orchestra needs

volunteers for ticketing, ushering, phones, mailing and help with

receptions. Nominees are also being sought for the board of

directors. (949) 830-2950.

NEW DIRECTIONS

FOR WOMEN INC.

The recovery center for adult women with alcohol and other

chemical dependencies seeks volunteers. (949) 548-9927 between 10

a.m. and 6 p.m.; or Joy, (949) 548-8754.

NEWPORT BAY NATURALIST

The Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve is looking for volunteers to

assist with naturalist-led tours and programs, special events, and

habitat restoration projects. The interpretive center is at 2301

University Drive, Newport Beach. (714) 973-6829.