INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Carousel Ranch in Canyon Country needs volunteers for its therapeutic horseback riding program to work with disabled riders. Training is provided. Information: Denise Tomey, (661) 253-2195.

* National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles needs tutors for homeless and high-risk children, teenagers and teenage mothers, and volunteers to help in the public elementary school library program. Information: (323) 651-2930, Ext. 238.

* Habitat for Humanity South Bay-Long Beach needs volunteers of all skill levels to help with the construction of 20 new houses Dec. 2-9 in the Wilmington area. A meeting will be held today in Torrance. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* 1736 Family Crisis Center, which offers short-term shelter and counseling to battered woman and their children, needs an administrative assistant in its shelters and volunteers to staff its hotline weekdays. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* YWCA of the Harbor Area, which sponsors a teen mentoring program that matches Dana Middle School girls with women, needs mentors for the teens. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Catholic Big Brothers needs volunteers of all faiths to serve as Big Brothers to children in the Los Angeles area. Information: (800) 463-4066.

* South Bay Literacy Program in Torrance needs tutors to teach English as a second language. Training is provided. Tutors do not need to speak a language other than English. A one-hour-a-week commitment is required. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

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.