INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Amnesty International, South Bay chapter, which works to free prisoners of conscience and to end human rights abuses throughout the world, needs volunteers to write letters and organize actions. Meetings are held in Torrance the third Tuesday of the month at 6:15 p.m. Information: (310) 370-0929.

* Meals on Wheels, Torrance/Lomita, needs kitchen helpers to prepare and pack meals mornings and drivers to deliver the meals afternoons to seniors and homebound clients. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Women Helping Women Services, a nonsectarian community service of the National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles, needs volunteers to do phone counseling for at-risk women and families. Information: (323) 655-3807.

* Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Los Angeles Area Council, needs volunteers to deliver fliers to schools, answer phones and perform light clerical duties at its downtown Los Angeles office. Information: (800) 660-5501.

* Hollywood Senior Multipurpose Center needs drivers and drivers’ aides to deliver hot lunches to homebound Hollywood seniors Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Information: Louise Tate, (323) 957-3900.

* South Bay Seniors Services in Torrance, which connects seniors to community services and helps them maintain their independence, needs people to make telephone calls to homebound seniors. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Junior Achievement of Southern California needs volunteer trainers to work with middle-school and high school students, introducing them to business and economics. Training is provided for the trainers. Information: Jerod Kawasaki, (323) 957-1818.

* El Portal Center for the Arts, a three-theater complex opening in January in North Hollywood, needs volunteer ushers willing to commit to working two performances each month. Information: Karen Rushfield, (818) 508-9686.

Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.