INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Women in Nontraditional Employment Roles, an advocacy support group in Long Beach that helps women gain self-sufficiency through high-paying jobs, needs volunteers to answer the phone, assist with office work and tutor in its charter school. Information: (562) 590-2266.

* Independent Adoption Center will hold an adoption information session on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Westchester. Information: (310) 215-3180.

* California Conservation Corps, which provides work to young men and women in the environmental field, needs an administrative assistant to schedule meetings and set appointments 20 to 32 hours a week. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens in San Marino needs garden docents. Volunteers will be trained to lead tours through the 150-acre grounds. No horticultural background is required. A four-month training course begins in February. Application deadline is Friday. Information: (626) 405-2127.

* Manhattan Beach Botanic Garden, in Polliwog Park north of Manhattan Beach Boulevard, needs volunteers to weed and prune the garden. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Rhapsody in Green needs volunteers the first Sunday of each month to work on environmental/conservation projects in San Pedro. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

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Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.