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basis. For information on adding your organization to this list, call
(949) 574-4298.
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 persons and their families. Volunteers would assist
them with nonmedical needs such as providing respite for the primary
caregiver, running errands, reading to the patients and 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 to the Jewish residents and
others at Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. Volunteers
“adopt” a facility to provide programming of Jewish content to the
residents on a monthly basis. They must take a TB test and undergo a
fingerprinting background check. Volunteers are also needed to
provide comfort and support to the Jewish terminally ill and their
families. The group sponsors an ongoing Jewish healing support group
for people with 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.
JUNIOR LEAGUE
OF ORANGE COUNTY
The organization of women, committed to promoting volunteerism,
developing the potential of women and improving communities through
the work and leadership of trained volunteers, is seeking new
members. (949) 261-0823.
KAISER PERMANENTE
HOSPICE SERVICES
Volunteers are needed to spend 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 persons with HIV or
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.
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. For more information,
call (949) 451-3272.
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 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.
MOBILE MEALS
Volunteer drivers are needed to help deliver nutritiously prepared
meals to homebound, frail or elderly clients incapable of shopping
and cooking for themselves. For more information, call (949)
645-8050.
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 women with alcohol or 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.
NEWPORT BEACH CONFERENCE AND VISITORS BUREAU
The bureau is dedicated to the promotion of the city to potential
visitors. Volunteers with extensive knowledge of Newport Beach are
needed. (949) 722-1611.
NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY
LITERACY PROGRAM
The program seeks volunteers to tutor adults who want to improve
their reading and writing skills. Volunteers will be certified during
training workshops the Central Library. (949) 717-3874.
NEWPORT BEACH PREMIERE
CINEMA GUILD
The Newport Beach Premiere Cinema Guild, which supports the
Newport Beach Film Festival, is looking for new members. Interested
candidates should want to help further an artistic and cultural
heritage in the community and should have a love of cinema and a
desire to raise awareness of the film festival. (949) 253-2880.
NEWPORT BEACH PUBLIC
LIBRARY FOUNDATION
The library foundation needs extra hands to perform clerical
duties, such as filing, organizing and stuffing envelopes, at the
Central Library, 1000 Avocado Ave. (949) 717-3890.
NEWPORT BEACH
RECITAL SERIES
The Friends of The Newport Beach Recital Series Guild needs
volunteers to assist in fostering music appreciation so classical
music will endure. (949) 644-4208.
NEWPORT BEACH
THEATRE COMPANY
The company needs volunteers to help with costume design, sewing,
make-up application, set construction, technical help, publicity,
stage management and backstage supervision. (949) 759-1046 or
NEWPORT HARBOR
NAUTICAL MUSEUM
The Newport Harbor Nautical Museum offers a number of volunteer
opportunities in the gift shop, as docents or receptionists, with
clerical work and with fund-raising events. Training is provided.
(949) 675-8915, Ext. 107.
NEWPORT-MESA YMCA
The YMCA needs a variety of general volunteer help. (949)
642-9990.
NEWPORT-MESA
SCHOOL FOUNDATION
The foundation is looking for volunteers to help with fund-raising
efforts, speaking opportunities, public events and occasional office
work. (949) 631-4143.
NEWPORT THEATRE
ARTS CENTER
A variety of jobs need to be tackled, including set construction,
ushering, mailings and assorted technical duties. Scheduling is
flexible, with a two- to 20-hour commitment per month. The Newport
Theatre Arts Center is at 2501 Cliff Drive. (949) 631-0288.
OASIS SENIOR CENTER
Meals on Wheels volunteers are needed to distribute prepared
dishes to homebound seniors in the Newport Beach area. The delivery
time is between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. The center also needs
volunteer nurses for its semi-monthly blood pressure screenings. The
center offers this service between 9 and 11 a.m. the first and third
Tuesdays of the month. Volunteers should commit two hours once a
month or volunteer on a substitute basis. The center is at 800
Marguerite Ave., Corona del Mar. (949) 644-3244.
OPERA PACIFIC
The Opera Pacific Guild Alliance, a support group for Opera
Pacific, has activities for volunteers. (714) 546-6000.
OPERATION CLEAN SLATE
Operation Clean Slate, a Costa Mesa-based organization for
graffiti prevention, needs volunteers to paint out graffiti and other
duties. Michael Howard, (714) 435-0745.
OCC ANGEL TREE PROJECT
Orange Coast College students are holding their 18th annual Angel
Tree Project, a Christmas gift collection for needy Orange County
youngsters and senior citizens. The project also benefits children
enrolled in OCC’s Children’s Center. Unwrapped gifts may be dropped
off at the Associated Students and College Life Office from 8 a.m. to
9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays in
the college’s student center.
OCC NAUTICAL LIBRARY
Orange Coast College’s School of Sailing and Seamanship needs book
donations for its Nautical Library. Thousands of volumes of
boating-related titles are needed. The School of Sailing and
Seamanship is at 1801 W. Coast Highway, Newport Beach. (949)
645-9412.
ORANGE COAST
INTERFAITH SHELTER
The largest family shelter in the county needs volunteers for its
children’s programs. It especially desires tutors and those who can
take part in activities after 6 p.m. Tutors will work with groups of
children or individually, helping children in their academic problem
areas. Volunteers will also act as a big brother or big sister during
the summer. Jaime Mayo, (949) 631-7213.
ORANGE COUNTY
HUMANE SOCIETY
A volunteer group in Costa Mesa needs animal-loving volunteers for
two hour shifts on weekdays to walk dogs and help socialize them in
order to help them get adopted. For more information, call (714)
540-2288.
ORANGE COUNTY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER
The center needs volunteers to work with high-risk families and
children, providing weekly emotional support to families, infants and
first-time mothers in their homes. The center is asking for a
three-hour weekly commitment. (714) 543-4333.
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Volunteers are needed for a variety of functions. (714) 839-6199.
ORANGE COUNTY
HOMELESS TASK FORCE
The task force is recruiting volunteers for the Interfaith Council
Network to work one on one with homeless adults in a program on basic
life skills. (949) 263-1774.
ORANGE COUNTY
MUSEUM OF ART
Learn more about art and share with your community by becoming a
docent at the Orange County Museum of Art. A volunteer docent guides
adults and school groups through the galleries and teaches about the
museum’s collections and exhibitions. (949) 759-1122, ext. 204.
ORANGE COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Docents are needed to lead tours of the Center, 600 Town Center
Drive, Costa Mesa. Learn about the history and the development of the
Center and the workings of the back stage areas. For more
information, call (714) 556-ARTS, ext. 833
ORANGE COUNTY WORKS
Participate in life management and employment training workshops
as a success coach to foster teens 16 to 18 years old. (949)
509-1451.
ORGANIZATION FOR THE HUMANE CARE OF ANIMALS
Volunteers are needed to care for stray and lost animals in the
Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Corona del Mar areas. (949) 722-1357.
PACIFIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
The Orange County Pacific Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteers in
Education Opportunities program needs volunteers to assist children
in a variety of hands-on musical activities. Volunteers spend a total
of six Saturday mornings with the children. (714) 755-5788, ext. 244.
PARENT HELP USA
Founded by mothers and others against child abuse, Parent Help
asks the public for help and volunteers to inform the community on
vital issues affecting children and the family. For more information,
call (949) 650-3461 or (949) 675- 5271.
PARTNERS ALWAYS CARING SERVICES
Volunteers are needed for a Crisis Assistance Program, assisting
the emergency responders by providing emotional first aid at the
scene of a critical incident. No previous experience necessary. For
more information, call (949) 724-7199 or e-mail
PEDIATRIC CANCER
RESEARCH FOUNDATION
PCRF, which raises money to support pediatric cancer research,
needs needs volunteers for a variety of duties. (949) 859-6312.
THE PHARMACOLOGY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The institute is looking for volunteers to take part in a study on
quitting smoking. To learn more about the program, call (888)
774-4673.
PRIME DYNAMICS
Prime Dynamics, a Newport Beach nonprofit organization for the 99
and younger set, needs volunteers for its programs. (949) 262-7300.
PROJECT ACCESS
Project Access is a nonprofit organization that links resident of
low-income housing developments with beneficial social services
usually through resource centers. Volunteers are needed to tutor
children, teach crafts and computer skills at the various centers.
Paul Shapiro, (949) 253-3120 ext. 229.
PROJECT CUDDLE
Project Cuddle, a nonprofit organization, serves the needs of
abused, abandoned and drug-exposed children. In addition to office
help and once-a-month, 12-hour hotline shifts, volunteers are needed
for an auxiliary group, fund-raising committees and to help
distribute stickers to stop babies from being abandoned in trash
bins. The organization also needs donated gift items for mothers and
babies. (714) 432-9681.
PROJECT TOGETHER
Project Together seeks adult volunteers to establish a trusting,
one-to-one relationship with children stressed from family problems
and abuse. This component of the Orange County Health Care Agency’s
Children’s Mental Health Services offers training and supervision for
the program. Many of the children are economically deprived, victims
of neglect or both. (714) 850-8444.
REACH OUT FOR SENIORS
Volunteers are needed to provide companionship and friendship to
isolated seniors in Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Training and
support are offered, and volunteers must be 18 or older. (949)
442-1000.
READING BY 9
The mentor reading program seeks volunteers to read to students in
kindergarten through the third grade. In Costa Mesa: Pomona
Elementary School, (949) 515-6980; Whittier Elementary School, (949)
515-6898; Wilson Elementary School, (949) 515-6995; and New Shalimar
Learning Center, (949) 646-0396, need help for students in reading,
writing and English. Mentor sessions may be scheduled from 8:30 to
11:30 a.m., and after school from 3 to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SALVATION ARMY
OF ORANGE COUNTY
Group or family volunteers are needed to adopt a family, sponsor
an angel tree, hold a canned food or toy drive, or make a special
gift or donation directly to the Salvation Army. (714) 832-7100.
SAVE OUR YOUTH
The Westside Costa Mesa youth organization is looking for
volunteers to help create a positive alternative for people 12 to 23.
Volunteers are needed to help in areas such as boxing, sports,
health, fitness, aerobics and academic tutoring. (949) 548-3255.
SERVICE CORPS OF
RETIRED EXECUTIVES
Join other business professionals to help small businesses succeed
by leading seminars and coaching entrepreneurs online. The corps is a
nonprofit charitable organization composed of 11,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses
from nearly 400 offices throughout the country. Call (714) 550-7369,
and ask for membership.
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. Volunteers
are asked to donate at least one hour per week for a six-month
period. Substitute drivers are also needed to fill in for regular
drivers. (714) 840-6611 or (714) 891-0804.
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 workers also serve 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.
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 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) 642-3451, ext. 257.
SHERMAN LIBRARY
& GARDENS
You could assist with the garden, work in the gift and tea shop or
become a docent guide for children and adults at Corona del Mar’s
botanical garden and historical research library. Stefanie
Kristiansen, (949) 673-2261.
SMALL BUSINESS
ASSISTANCE CENTER
The Small Business Assistance Center of Orange Coast College needs
volunteers to advise small business owners in finance, accounting,
law, marketing, sales, human resources and other areas. (714)
432-5916.
SOMEONE CARES
SOUP KITCHEN
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen needs food servers and volunteers for
kitchen duties. The organization is at 720 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa.
(949) 548-8861.
SOUTH COAST
LITERACY COUNCIL
Volunteer tutors are needed to meet a greater demand for literacy
and English as a second language classes. Students are taught English
reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small
groups or one on one. There are centers all over Orange County. Once
trained, tutors may choose the center at which they want to teach.
Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458-8664.
SOUTH COAST
REPERTORY THEATER
The South Coast Repertory Theater needs volunteers to help with
ushering (see plays free) and other functions. (714) 708-5500.
SPEAK UP NEWPORT
A nonprofit organization that promotes the social welfare by
educating the public and improving local government in Newport Beach
holds monthly meetings the second Wednesday of each month at the
Newport Beach Tennis Club. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m., and
meetings begin at 6 p.m. Free. Annual membership dues are $20. Send
check to “Speak Up Newport,” P.O. Box 2594, Newport Beach, 92663.
(949) 673-1191.
STITCHES FROM THE HEART
Made up of a group of women from Southern California who love to
knit and crochet, the nonprofit corporation is looking for volunteers
to knit and crochet hats, booties and blankets for premature babies
and babies in need. The items are donated to hospitals across the
country. Patterns are available, and donated yarn is appreciated.
Kathy Silverton, (310) 472-6903.
SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
Volunteers are needed for a variety of positions to help the
Foundation with the 12th annual Komen Orange County Race for the
Cure. The race is Sept. 28 at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. More
than 30,000 participants are expected, and 2,000 volunteers are
needed. For more information, call (714) 957-9157 or visit
www.ockomen.com.
SWEET ADELINES
OF ORANGE COUNTY
The singing group invites women who like to sing to join them
Tuesday nights for four-part harmony, or Barbershop-style singing.
(949) 495-5685.
TELL-A-FRIEND
Orange County cancer groups seek volunteers to encourage women to
have mammograms. Participants will take part in a one-on-one program
of education and encouragement specifically related to mammograms and
early breast cancer detection. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation, (714) 957-9157.
UNDERGROUND
The Underground program, a function of Child’s Pace, provides
social activities and interaction for adolescents. Volunteers are
needed in many areas. (949) 548-8849.
VANTAGE FOUNDATION
The Vantage Foundation supports employment and community training
for adults with developmental disabilities. Volunteers are needed.
(949) 645-7833.
VISIONS FOR PRISONS
Visions for Prisons, a nonprofit program that teaches attitudinal
healing and meditation in prison, needs typists to transcribe letters
from inmates to troubled kids. Weekday hours, Mesa del Mar. (714)
556-8000.
VOLUNTEER CENTER OF
GREATER ORANGE COUNTY
With more than 1,500 volunteer opportunities, the Volunteer Center
will match people and groups wishing to volunteer with nonprofit
agencies in their area. Volunteer Connection Line, (714) 953-5757,
ext. 106.
WEST SIDE BOYS
& GIRLS CLUB
Volunteers are needed from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays
to tutor students in first through sixth grades in reading. (949)
631-7724.
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