Opportunities for Volunteering

The East Valley Multipurpose Senior Center is seeking volunteers with experience in photography to photograph senior clients for identification cards. The center also needs individuals who enjoy spending time with children to assist teachers in classrooms for one hour a week at Colfax Elementary School. For more information, contact the center, 5000 Colfax Ave., North Hollywood, at (818) 766-5165.

The Volunteer Center Assistance League of Southern California is looking for volunteers to staff a carnival Saturday to raise funds for an organization that serves adults with developmental disabilities.

In addition, the center is seeking volunteers to help clean a section of Van Nuys Boulevard on Saturday. T-shirts will be given to participants in the cleanup, and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the center, 8134 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 200, Panorama City, at (818) 908-5040 or visit the Web site at www.volunteers.org.

The Beverly Manor Nursing and Rehab Center in Burbank is seeking volunteers 55 and older to assist with the center’s monthly candlelight dinner, held on the final Thursday of each month from 5 to 6 p.m. Duties include serving food to residents and their guests.

Volunteers also are needed to assist in the center’s Beautiful Nails Program, which involves filing and polishing residents’ fingernails every Thursday at 3 p.m. For more information, contact the center, 1041 S. Main St., Burbank, at (818) 238-5370.

The Boys & Girls Club of Burbank is seeking volunteers to spend one hour a week reading to children who are club members. Volunteers will work one-on-one with the children and are asked to commit to the “Time for Kids” reading program for one year. Interested individuals can attend a training session at the clubhouse, 2244 N. Buena Vista St., Burbank from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26. For more information, call (818) 842-9333.