GETTING INVOLVED

KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPICE SERVICES

Volunteers are needed to spend four hours per week visiting patients or running errands for them or their caregivers. Call: (562) 622-3805.

LAGUNA GREENBELT INC.

Volunteers are needed to assist the staff and docents of Laguna Coast Wilderness Park and James Dilley Preserve with hiker registration and general public orientation. Call: (949) 488-0287.

LITERACY PROGRAM

The program is always in need of volunteer tutors. No professional teaching experience is required. To attain certification, a series of training classes must be completed. For more information, contact Literacy Services at the Newport Beach Library, (949) 717-3874.

LUV-A-PET CENTER

Volunteers who love to work with cats and kittens are needed at the Luv-a-Pet Center at PetsMart in Costa Mesa. Call: (949) 451-3272.

MENTOR PROGRAM

YMCA Community Services needs mentors to work with students 10 to 18 years old to improve their school performance and self-esteem, and to help them develop positive peer and adult relationships. Call: (714) 549-9622, ext. 35.

MOBILE MEALS

Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritious meals to homebound clients incapable of shopping and cooking for themselves. Call: (949) 645-8050.

MOZART CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA

Orange County’s only nonprofit resident chamber orchestra needs volunteers for ticketing, ushering, phones, mailings and to help with receptions. Call: (949) 830-2950.

NEW DIRECTIONS FOR WOMEN INC.

This recovery center for women with alcohol or other chemical dependencies seeks volunteers. Call: (949) 548-9927 or (949) 548-8754.

NEWPORT BEACH 1/1 ADOPT A MARINE BATTALION FUND

The 1/1 Adopt A Marine Battalion Fund was created to accept donations and to provide financial support for ongoing programs and events planned to show appreciation to the 1st Battalion 1st Marines, based at Camp Pendleton. Call: (949) 644-3124.