Getting Involved

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Independent. If you’d like

information about getting your organization listed, call (714) 965-7170.

*The Home Reach Hospice is actively seeking volunteers and provides a

comprehensive training program. Robin Caruso, (714) 895-5530.

The Huntington Beach Central Library gift shop is seeking volunteers

for support of the shop and an ongoing book sale. (714) 842-4481, Ext.

2213.

Home Companion Care for Seniors is seeking to pay for volunteer work.

Start a relationship with a senior in your area. (714) 962-0905.

The Huntington Beach Senior Outreach Center is seeking volunteers to

join the Council on Aging Seniors Team (COAST). The goal of the center is

to promote independence and self-sufficiency among the elderly in

Huntington Beach. (714) 374-1544.

Pacific Intercultural Exchange seeks volunteers to work as local area

representatives to match high school exchange students with local host

families with common interests and lifestyles during informal in-home

interviews. PIE places international students in many types of families,

including single-parent, childless couples, retired couples and large

families. (888) PIE-USA1.

The Huntington Beach Playhouse needs volunteers to help with set

construction and design, as well as decorations, sound, lighting, stage

management and more. (714) 847-4357.

Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Goldenwest area, Huntington Beach needs

volunteers for clerical and outreach programs. Outreach includes food

delivery to the elderly, working in the soup kitchen and helping the

disabled. Judy Secor, (714) 897-1577.

The Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach needs volunteers to

assist disabled students learning to ride horses. Service is needed

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Lessons are

held at the Equestrian Center on Goldenwest Street. (714) 840-0533 for an

application.

KOCE is looking for volunteers to assist with data entry, mailings,

sorting and other administrative tasks. Friends of KOCE, (714) 895-0876.

Adult Day Services offers therapeutic programs for memory-impaired

adults. Volunteers are needed to assist with group activities, clerical

and reception work, board committees and advocacy. (714) 593-9630.

Egbar Foundation offers environmental education programs and

scholarships for children. Jessica Fabrizio, (714) 795-6072.

Episcopal Services Alliance offers emergency assistance, food and

clothing. Carol Sneary, (714) 960-2254.

Golden West College uses volunteers in a variety of positions. Suzanne

Droney, (714) 895-8316.

The Huntington Beach Central Library offers library services,

community services, literacy, English as a second language and preschool.

Jan L. Halverson, (714) 960-8837.

The Huntington Beach Community provides high-quality and low-cost

medical and counseling services. Lisa Anthony, (714) 847-4222.

The Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum needs volunteers.

Ann Beasley, (714) 960-3483.

The Huntington Beach Police Department provides police services for

the city. Mike Corcoran, (714) 960-8806.

Literacy Volunteers of America tutors adults in English skills. Rose

Saylin, (714) 375-5102.

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

dance, lunch and bingo for senior citizens. Janeen Laudenback, (714)

536-9387.

Newland House is seeking volunteer docents to lead tours of the

historical museum. JoAnne Viserta-Galinis, (714) 963-7093.

Ocean View Little League Challenger Division is a baseball program for

children with disabilities. Marcia Baumfeld, (714) 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.

Diane Swarts, (714) 960-2478.

The Shipley Nature Center is seeking volunteers to help with the

center. The center includes a small natural history museum and nature

trails that offer environmental education for schools, community groups

and the public. (714) 960-8847.

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. (800) 826-8393 or (619) 505-8046.

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

Mullins, (714) 536-8404.

The Wellness & Prevention Center offers education, counseling and

networking for overall health. Devin Pouriah, (714) 847-8745.

Access to Sailing Inc. offers sailing programs for disabled children

and adults. Duncan Milne, (714) 722-5371.

Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers educational tours focusing on wetlands

preservation. (714) 840-1575.

The Huntington Beach Tree Society needs volunteers to help plant trees

in their free time. JeanNagy, (714) 564-1396.

The Center for Creative Alternatives provides mental health counseling

and education. Colleen Chapman, (714) 841-8770.

The Center for the Teaching of Thinking trains and develops innovative

educational programs. Connie Young, (949) 376-4303.

The Council on Aging needs volunteers to assist in transportation and

the delivery of meals to homebound seniors in Huntington Beach on

weekdays. (714) 960-2478.

Covering Wings gives out blankets to the homeless. Raymond Fico, (714)

968-3358.

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs volunteers for wetlands cleanup from

9 a.m. to noon the last Saturday of every month. Volunteers meet at the

pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast Highway, south of Warner Avenue. (714)

846-1114.