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By Kelly Garrison
Features Editor
Throughout the city, organizations and outreaches are seeking volunteers and donations to help people in need. Here is a list of some that have asked for a helping hand.
Rancho Los Cerritos is recruiting volunteers for its Adobe Days Revisited school tour program. The program aims to inspire understanding and respect for history. The Rancho is at 4600 Virginia Rd. Call 570-1755.
Faith In Action/Volunteer Action for Aging, which delivers Thanksgiving meals to older and disabled adults, is seeking volunteers to help out on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. Call 637-7103 or e-mail bmartinez@scanhealthplan.com before Oct. 23.
The American Red Cross Greater Long Beach Chapter is seeking volunteers to assist with its Response Center Network disaster service and also adult volunteers to help with its youth services. Training is provided. The chapter is at 3150 E. 29th St. and can be reached at 490-4003.
Meals on Wheels Long Beach is looking for volunteers to help deliver meals to its homebound clients. Volunteers are asked to give a few hours at least one morning a week or month. Call 432-6215 or visit www.mealsonwheelsoflongbeach.org.
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy, which works to restore the Bolsa Chica Wetlands area, is seeking volunteers to help greet guests, give tours and restore the native habitat through cleanups at its Huntington Beach site, 3842 Warner Ave. Call (714) 846-1114 or e-mail tia@bolsachica.org.
Volunteers are needed to help with Hospice Touch, an outreach that offers visits and also provides handmade clothing and linens to terminally ill patients and their families. Call (866) 553-5553 or e-mail gaskew@hospicetouch.com.
Operation Jump Start, a nonprofit serving disadvantaged youth is seeking adult volunteers to make a long-term commitment to mentor a students through high school. Mentors must be able to spend six hours a month with a student. Call 988-2131 or e-mail SlangOJS@aol.com.
Volunteers are needed to help the Community Action Team in a number of upcoming Belmont Shore events. Organizer, Justin Rudd, also leads a 30-Minute Beach Cleanup on the third Saturday of every month at 10 a.m., on the Granada Beach. Call 439-3316 or visit www.justinrudd.com for details.
The SS Lane Victory, a fully operational WWII cargo ship, needs volunteers to help with advertising, office, on deck, engine room and other work in San Pedro at Berth 94. Gangway greeters and tour guides also are needed. Call (310) 519-9545 or visit www.lanevictory.org.
For The Child, a Long Beach nonprofit agency, is looking for volunteers to serve as child advocates on their Child Abuse Response Team. Training is provided. The agency also is seeking volunteers to help staff Kid’s Place, a children’s waiting room at the downtown Long Beach courthouse. Call 422-8472 or email ehalloran@forthechild.org.
Comprehensive Child Development, Inc., a nonprofit agency that provides childcare and education to low-income families, is looking for an adult facilities manager volunteer to help with repairs, maintenance and disaster preparedness operations for a few hours per month. Call 427-8834 or e-mail lcunningham@ccdlb.org.
St. Mary Medical Center Guild is currently accepting applications for new volunteers. The guild staffs St. Mary’s gift shop and thrift store, and hosts a bridge tournament and the Night at the Races annual fundraisers. Membership dues are $40/year; members must attend four to six meetings annually and be available for two three-and-a-half-hour shifts a month at the stores. For details, call 491-9230.
POWER 4 Youth, a mentoring nonprofit, seeks volunteers with two hours a week free to meet one-on-one with youth at a supervised site in the Long Beach area. Training is provided at no cost. Call 435-2352 or e-mail info@power4youth.org.
Pacific Asian Counseling Service is seeking volunteer homework helpers/mentors to help first through 12th graders in an after school program. Volunteers should be able to devote two hours a week. The after-school program in Long Beach is from 3 to 5 and 5 to 7 Monday through Thursday. Call 424-1886 or visit www.pacsla.org.
Donated yarn is needed for residents of the Retirement Housing Foundation who are part of Project H.A.N.D.S., which provides hand-knitted or crocheted sweaters and blankets for children in homeless shelters. To donate yarn, call 257-5138.
Pathways is seeking volunteers for its Friendly Visitor program that provides companionship and assistance to elderly people and to those that are on hospice care. The organization also is offering a bereavement program for families coping with the loss of loved ones. For more details, call 531-3031.
The Jewish Family & Children’s Service needs friendly people to volunteer in its Friendly Visitor Volunteer Program. The program reaches out to homebound elderly people. Call 427-7916, ext. 229.
El Dorado Nature Center has a number of volunteer opportunities year round, from assisting with one-time wetlands and beach cleanups to habitat maintenance and educational programs. To learn more, call 570-4876.
Volunteers are needed one day a week to feed and/or assist in the humane trapping effort to spay/neuter the feral cat colony at Bluff Park. To join this grassroots effort, send an e-mail to helpbluffcats@yahoo.com.
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Hospice needs volunteers to provide support to terminally ill patients and their families, clerical help in the office, and bereavement care. Call 933-0910 to find out about their next six to eight-week training class.
Odyssey Hospice is in need of volunteers to visit and lend a hand to make a difference in the lives of terminally ill patients and their families. There are a number of ways to help, from patient visits to knitting groups to office administration. For more information, call (714) 934-4520 or (800) 797-2686.
Rancho Los Cerritos is recruiting volunteers for its Adobe Days Revisited school tour program. The program aims to inspire understanding and respect for history. The Rancho is at 4600 Virginia Rd. Call 570-1755.
Faith In Action/Volunteer Action for Aging, which delivers Thanksgiving meals to older and disabled adults, is seeking volunteers to help out on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27. Call 637-7103 or e-mail bmartinez@scanhealthplan.com before Oct. 23.
The American Red Cross Greater Long Beach Chapter is seeking volunteers to assist with its Response Center Network disaster service and also adult volunteers to help with its youth services. Training is provided. The chapter is at 3150 E. 29th St. and can be reached at 490-4003.
Meals on Wheels Long Beach is looking for volunteers to help deliver meals to its homebound clients. Volunteers are asked to give a few hours at least one morning a week or month. Call 432-6215 or visit www.mealsonwheelsoflongbeach.org.
The Bolsa Chica Conservancy, which works to restore the Bolsa Chica Wetlands area, is seeking volunteers to help greet guests, give tours and restore the native habitat through cleanups at its Huntington Beach site, 3842 Warner Ave. Call (714) 846-1114 or e-mail tia@bolsachica.org.
Volunteers are needed to help with Hospice Touch, an outreach that offers visits and also provides handmade clothing and linens to terminally ill patients and their families. Call (866) 553-5553 or e-mail gaskew@hospicetouch.com.
Operation Jump Start, a nonprofit serving disadvantaged youth is seeking adult volunteers to make a long-term commitment to mentor a students through high school. Mentors must be able to spend six hours a month with a student. Call 988-2131 or e-mail SlangOJS@aol.com.
Volunteers are needed to help the Community Action Team in a number of upcoming Belmont Shore events. Organizer, Justin Rudd, also leads a 30-Minute Beach Cleanup on the third Saturday of every month at 10 a.m., on the Granada Beach. Call 439-3316 or visit www.justinrudd.com for details.
The SS Lane Victory, a fully operational WWII cargo ship, needs volunteers to help with advertising, office, on deck, engine room and other work in San Pedro at Berth 94. Gangway greeters and tour guides also are needed. Call (310) 519-9545 or visit www.lanevictory.org.
For The Child, a Long Beach nonprofit agency, is looking for volunteers to serve as child advocates on their Child Abuse Response Team. Training is provided. The agency also is seeking volunteers to help staff Kid’s Place, a children’s waiting room at the downtown Long Beach courthouse. Call 422-8472 or email ehalloran@forthechild.org.
Comprehensive Child Development, Inc., a nonprofit agency that provides childcare and education to low-income families, is looking for an adult facilities manager volunteer to help with repairs, maintenance and disaster preparedness operations for a few hours per month. Call 427-8834 or e-mail lcunningham@ccdlb.org.
St. Mary Medical Center Guild is currently accepting applications for new volunteers. The guild staffs St. Mary’s gift shop and thrift store, and hosts a bridge tournament and the Night at the Races annual fundraisers. Membership dues are $40/year; members must attend four to six meetings annually and be available for two three-and-a-half-hour shifts a month at the stores. For details, call 491-9230.
POWER 4 Youth, a mentoring nonprofit, seeks volunteers with two hours a week free to meet one-on-one with youth at a supervised site in the Long Beach area. Training is provided at no cost. Call 435-2352 or e-mail info@power4youth.org.
Pacific Asian Counseling Service is seeking volunteer homework helpers/mentors to help first through 12th graders in an after school program. Volunteers should be able to devote two hours a week. The after-school program in Long Beach is from 3 to 5 and 5 to 7 Monday through Thursday. Call 424-1886 or visit www.pacsla.org.
Donated yarn is needed for residents of the Retirement Housing Foundation who are part of Project H.A.N.D.S., which provides hand-knitted or crocheted sweaters and blankets for children in homeless shelters. To donate yarn, call 257-5138.
Pathways is seeking volunteers for its Friendly Visitor program that provides companionship and assistance to elderly people and to those that are on hospice care. The organization also is offering a bereavement program for families coping with the loss of loved ones. For more details, call 531-3031.
The Jewish Family & Children’s Service needs friendly people to volunteer in its Friendly Visitor Volunteer Program. The program reaches out to homebound elderly people. Call 427-7916, ext. 229.
El Dorado Nature Center has a number of volunteer opportunities year round, from assisting with one-time wetlands and beach cleanups to habitat maintenance and educational programs. To learn more, call 570-4876.
Volunteers are needed one day a week to feed and/or assist in the humane trapping effort to spay/neuter the feral cat colony at Bluff Park. To join this grassroots effort, send an e-mail to helpbluffcats@yahoo.com.
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Hospice needs volunteers to provide support to terminally ill patients and their families, clerical help in the office, and bereavement care. Call 933-0910 to find out about their next six to eight-week training class.
Odyssey Hospice is in need of volunteers to visit and lend a hand to make a difference in the lives of terminally ill patients and their families. There are a number of ways to help, from patient visits to knitting groups to office administration. For more information, call (714) 934-4520 or (800) 797-2686.
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