INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Community Helpline, a 24-hour crisis line, needs volunteers for a variety of tasks for its Palos Verdes Bicycle Tour 2000, a fund-raiser taking place Sunday. Riders start and finish at the Palos Verdes Intermediate School. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* San Pedro Boys & Girls Club TeenSupreme Center needs instructors for its beginners’ computer classes and in the weight training room. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Peninsula Seniors, a social, recreational and travel group in the Palos Verdes Peninsula and South Bay area, needs a travel coordinator. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Southern California Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc., which finds homes for abandoned, neglected or abused Labs, needs people to look after dogs until they find permanent homes. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Federation Head Start needs volunteers in Carson to teach social skills to 4-year-olds and to help with playground activities and with early reading programs on weekdays. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* 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. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Los Angeles Regional Foodbank needs volunteers for the Long Beach Convention Center Food Drive on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Information: Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, (310) 212-5009.

* Five Acres, the Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society of Los Angeles County, needs foster parents, especially for deaf children. Financial support is provided. Information: (626) 844-1430, Ext. 210.

* Parents and Families of Prisoners & Parolees Support needs a facilitator to assist at Wednesday night group meetings in Garden Grove. Information: (714) 971-4044.

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.