Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center needs volunteers to help with clerical duties, computers and patient assistance. Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Their Children is seeking volunteers to work with children, in support groups, on emergency response teams, on the hotline, and to accompany clients to court. Turning Point Transitional Housing needs individuals to serve on its volunteer resource board. Members of the board raise funds for the shelter and meet monthly. UCLA Ocean Discovery Center, a marine science education center and interactive aquarium at the Santa Monica Pier, needs volunteers to support its outreach programs.
Volunteers also greet visitors, conduct educational programs, and maintain exhibits and marine life.
Venice Arts Mecca needs performing artists, photographers, and writers to teach and mentor low-income Venice youth in the arts. Each workshop cycle culminates in a public exhibit and performance of work. Venice Family Clinic needs volunteers willing to work in the Children's Play Area. The Wellness Community, a Santa Monica organization that helps people with cancer, needs volunteers to help with organizing the resource library, researching projects as well as with assisting with special events, desktop publishing, data entry and other office tasks. Westside Women's Health Clinic needs volunteers to perform administrative tasks, including photocopying, word processing, and data entry.