Alzheimer's Association: 485-5597. Seeking support group facilitators. In-depth knowledge of dementia desirable. Training provided.

American Cancer Society: 1-800-ACS-2345, in Moorpark call 529-2530, in Simi Valley call 527-2375. Seeking volunteers to drive patients to and from their treatments. Driver's license, car insurance and clean driving record required. A volunteer coordinator is needed in Ventura.

American Red Cross of Ventura County: 339-2234, ext. 231. Disaster volunteers needed.
Assisted Home: Dagmar Jacobson, 677-7405. Seeking volunteers to visit terminally ill patients and their families in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Office support is also needed. Training provided.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County: 484-2282. Looking for caring mentors to work with children on a consistent weekly basis or at a special monthly event. Training provided.

Books on Wheels: 583-5043. Volunteers needed to deliver and pick up library materials from the Simi Valley Library for homebound and disabled readers, and to read to people who are visually or physically unable to do so.

Boys and Girls Club of Simi Valley: 527-4437. Volunteers are need to assist with homework and tutoring from 2 to 4:30 p.m. everyday after school, as well as provide assistance during the annual auction and maintenance.

Braille Institute: 682-6222. Seeking volunteers for a variety of services, especially driving visually impaired students to and from classes. No experience necessary.
Brian Injury Support Group: 654-6400, ext. 1273. Volunteers needed for simple office work, organizing activities for brain injury survivors, answering phones and escorting people to the restroom.

Breakthrough N.B.D.: 985-4176 or 653-7948. Needs volunteers to befriend and provide one-on-one supportive companionship for individuals affected by neurobiological disorders (mental illness). Volunteers are screened and trained.

California Coastal Horse Rescue: 649-1090. Volunteers are needed to help with caring for horses, facility maintenance, fundraising, public education, administrative duties and special events. Volunteers are asked to serve five to 10 hours per month.

Cops 'n' Jocks: 655-0062. Seeks volunteers to serve as board members and assist with the organization's academy and general operations.

Court Appointed Special Advocates Program: 644-6792 ext. 105. Volunteers are needed, especially men, to become a child's voice in court and be a stable, consistent adult in the child's life, gather information regarding the child's well-being and report to court and social workers.

Crime Victims' Assistance: 654-5053. Volunteers are needed for the Ellie Liston Crime Victims' Assistance Program, which offers crisis intervention, court support and community referrals.

1st U.S. Volunteers: 647-8784. Seeking veteran volunteers to provide military funeral honors in uniform.

FOOD Share: 983-7100, ext 105. Ventura County's regional food bank is seeking volunteers to help feed the hungry in Ventura County. Available positions are order fillers, counter help, gleaners, food sorters and cooks.

Girl Scouts of Tres Condados: 987-8826, ext. 107. Seeking leaders willing to give two hours per week to teach girls about character, conduct and community service.
Habitat for Humanity: 485-6065. Seeking office volunteers and skilled and unskilled hands on construction crews. Families, squadrons, congregations, businesses and individuals are welcome to volunteer.

Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program: 477-7310 or 1-800-434-0222. Volunteer counselors are needed, especially those who speak Tagalog, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish or any other language, to assist seniors with Medicare, HMO and long-term care insurance questions and problems. A 40-hour initial training period and 15-hour internship are required. Counselors are registered by the California Department of Aging when training is completed.

Host Home Program: 485-6114, ext. 612. Volunteers are needed to take in emancipated foster youth, ages 18 to 21. Training will be provided. Youth and family will be matched appropriately. Youth are required to have a job and pay a nominal fee for room and board.

The Humane League: 652-1001. Seeking volunteers to walk, transport and socialize dogs; provide administrative support; and help with activities, fundraising, public interface and laundry.

Independent Living Program: 485-6114, ext. 612. Needs adult volunteer mentors to work with foster and emancipated teens, ages 18 to 21, who are making the transition to adulthood.

Interface Children Family Services: 485-6114, ext 612. Volunteers are sought to teach personal safety to children ages 4 to 12 and their parents in two sexual-abuse prevention programs. Volunteers also needed to provide outreach crisis counseling, youth mentoring, mediation, office assistance and to teach positive parenting classes. Orientations are offered twice a month in Camarillo.

L.I.F.E. Animal Rescue: 1-818-707-2007 (dog) or 1-818-707-6186 (cats). Volunteers 18 and over are needed to clean cat cages and play with pets once per week. Volunteers 14 and over can help with adoption days.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program: 656-1986, ext. 13. Seeking volunteers to help make sure that residents in long-term care facilities are treated with dignity, compassion and respect.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Tri-Counties: 676-9474. Seeking volunteer wish granters and community representatives. Applicants must be 18 or older for both positions. Bilingual volunteers are urgently needed.

Multiple Sclerosis Society: 682-8783. Volunteers are needed to provide health and wellness information and community resources to clients, assist instructors during weekday morning yoga classes and solicit auction items from businesses.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Ventura County: 639-0998. Volunteers needed to help increase public awareness of the mentally ill and raise funds.

Pathways Companion Program: 495-2145. Seeking volunteers to visit homebound residents in the Conejo and Simi valleys, Moorpark, Agoura Hills and Calabasas.

PAUSE4Kids: 480-9065. Volunteers are needed to help with programs for children with special needs, including art expression classes and social skills camps. Other opportunities include administrative help, grant writing, research, fundraising and writing press releases.

ProCare Hospice: 988-4708. Looking for volunteers to provide in-home support to the terminally ill and their caregivers during the day, early evenings or weekends by making home visits, assisting with errands, offering caregiver relief, or helping with clerical tasks in the ProCare office.

Relay for Life: Volunteers sought for American Cancer Society events throughout county. 1-800-ACS-2345.

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum: 577-4059, reaganeducation//www.reaganlibrary.com. Accepting applications for docents to be trained to provide information to the public and lead museum tours.

St. John's Regional Medical Center (988-2627) and St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital (389-5651 or 445-4102). The hospitals' auxiliary group is seeking volunteers to assist in public and patient-care areas. Hours are variable and will be scheduled according to volunteer's needs. Bilingual skill are helpful but not required. Also St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital needs volunteers to help in the gift shop.

Service Corps of Retired Executives: 204-6022. Volunteers sought to counsel entrepreneurs starting new businesses.

Simi Valley Historical Society and Museum: 526-6453 or 1-818-388-3301. Seeking docents and skilled and unskilled workers.

Silverado Hospice: 1-888-328-6636. Volunteers sought to provide in-home support to patients and their families and to assist with clerical work in Westlake Village and Simi Valley.

Susan Love MD Breast Cancer Research Foundation: 654-9800. Needs volunteers to help with office support, events, public relations and grant research. Training provided.

TLC Home Hospice: 517-1620. Seeking volunteers to help care for the terminally ill in Ventura County and the San Fernando Valley.

United Way of Ventura County: 485-6288, ext. 226. United Way offers over 100 volunteer opportunities throughout the county. Individuals and companies can browse for specific events at http://www.vcunitedway.org.

Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program: 477-7310 or 1-800-434-0222. Volunteer counselors are needed to assist seniors with Medicare, Medigap and long-term care insurance questions. Also seeking counselors bilingual in any language, especially Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese and Japanese.

Ventura County Arts Council: 658-2213. Seeking a data entry volunteer to create a database primarily for newsletter mailing list. Must have PC with Microsoft programs and proficiency in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Access.

Ventura County Bar Association: 650-7599, ext. 16. Seeks docents for its Ventura and Simi Valley court tour programs for students at the Hall of Justice in Ventura and East County Courthouse in Simi Valley. Guides are asked to give a minimum of one tour per month.

Ventura County Crime Stoppers: 659-1577. Seeks business professionals or retired people to volunteer on its board of directors a few hours per month.
Ventura County Financial Abuse Specialist Team: 1-818-889-4748. Diverse group of volunteer actors needed for video about financial abuse and exploitation of senior citizens. Men and women, mid-20s to 70s.

Ventura County Fire Department Office of Community Education: 389-9745. Seeking volunteers to assist with fire-prevention programs at events, schools and senior citizen workshops. Volunteers with computer and graphic skills also are needed. A background check is required.

Ventura County Library: 641-4484. Reading tutors are needed to work with adults.
Volunteer Lawyer Services Program, Inc.: 650-7599. Lawyers sought to provide free legal services to those who qualify.

WildRescue: 1-818-222-9453. Seeks volunteers to help rescue and transport injured wild animals.

World Heritage: 1-800-888-9040. Volunteers are needed to provide high school exchange students with program support. Volunteers will act as representatives and will screen potential host families, meet with local high schools and provided support counseling for host families and students.

Youth Emergency Services: 582-8630, ext. 281; or 339-2234, ext. 281. Red Cross program seeks high school students interested in helping during disasters and teaching children about safety.