Huntington Beach, California and its population of nearly
200,000 people enjoy the good life in HB. Many of its residents volunteer
their time to organizations that either serve the needy, share in a hobby or
perform some function to enhance and enrich the local community, the nation
and the world.
There are hundreds of clubs and organizations providing
services to the elderly, disabled, youth, and those seeking jobs or business
assistance. Clubs also offer communion, activities, service projects, sports
and a variety of functions.
Project Self-Sufficiency Update -
Wheelchair Shortage - Huntington Beach Senior Services lends
wheelchairs, walkers, and canes to Huntington Beach seniors or adult
children. These medical aids can fulfill a temporary need to recover from an
injury, a visit from an out-of-state relative, a special occasion where the
walking involved is excessive, or a need of longer duration when Medicare
doesn't cover the cost of a prohibitively expensive wheelchair. At this
time, Senior Services needs more wheelchairs for their lending service in
order to meet the demand. If you have a wheelchair gathering dust in your
garage, please consider a tax-deductible donation. You can bring the
wheelchair into the Outreach Center anytime Monday-Friday between 8:30 a.m.-
4:00 p.m. The center's address is 1718 Orange Avenue. Or call 714-960-2478
to arrange a pick-up.
Clubs and Organizations
Huntington Beach Kiwanis Club meets Tuesdays at Noon at Meadowlark
Golf Club, Huntington Beach www.hbkiwanis.org/
Masonry in Huntington Beach www.hb380.org
Huntington Beach VFW Post 11548 meets at 7 pm on the first and third
Wednesday of every month at the Moose Lodge No. 1832 located at 7451 Lorge
Circle Huntington Beach.
Huntington Beach Host Lions, a community service club meets each 1st and 3rd
Thursdays at 7pm 7561 Center Avenue, Huntington Beach
(behind Bella Terra)
Huntington Beach Rotary Club meets every Thursday from 12:10 to 1:30 for
a lunch program at the Huntington Beach Elks Club at 7711 Talbert Avenue.
Call (714) 964-9064.
Soroptimist International Huntington Beach meets the second
Thursday at noon and the fourth Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Call (714) 536-6991.
Toastmasters International meets from Noon to 1 p.m. on the first and third
Friday of every month in the meeting room at the Huntington Beach City Hall,
2000 Main Street. Guests are welcome. Call (714) 963-5073.
Orange County California Genealogical Society holds monthly meetings on
the first Saturday of every month at the Huntington Beach Central Library.
http://occgs.com
Inline Skaters meet every Saturday north of the Huntington Beach Pier at the
amphitheater at 9:30 a.m. for a group skate. An approx. 16 mile-round trip
Access to Sailing Inc. offers
sailing programs for disabled children and adults. Duncan Milne, (714)
722-5371.
Adult Day Services offers
therapeutic programs for memory-impaired adults. Volunteers are needed to
assist with group activities, clerical and reception work, board committees
and advocacy. (714) 593-9630.
Amigos de Bolsa Chica offers
educational tours focusing on wetlands preservation. (714) 840-1575.
Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs
volunteers for wetlands cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon the last Saturday of
every month. Volunteers meet at the pedestrian bridge on Pacific Coast
Highway, south of Warner Avenue. (714) 846-1114.
Bolsa Chica Conservancy needs
volunteers during nesting season when volunteers cannot pick up trash at the
Bolsa Chica Wetlands, but they can volunteer to help with a sand dune
restoration project. Volunteers are needed on the conservancy's normal
service day, the last Saturday of the month, May 31, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Groups may be scheduled for other days by calling the office. (714)
846-1114.
Friends of Shipley Nature
Center needs volunteers to help restore the nature center from 9 a.m. to
noon on the first Saturday of the month. Volunteers meet at the nature
center in Huntington Beach Central Park. Please bring garden tools, and
closed-toe shoes. Free restoration tours are also offered on the same day at
11 a.m. Information: (714) 842-4772.
Council on Aging needs
volunteers to assist in transportation and the delivery of meals to
homebound seniors in Huntington Beach on weekdays. (714) 960-2478.
Covering Wings gives out blankets
to the homeless. Raymond Fico, (714) 968-3358.
Egbar Foundation offers
environmental education programs and scholarships for children. Jessica
Fabrizio, (714) 795-6072.
Episcopal Services Alliance offers
emergency assistance, food and clothing. Carol Sneary, (714) 960-2254.
Golden West College needs
volunteers to fill a variety of positions. Suzanne Droney, (714) 895-8316.
Huntington Beach
Central Library gift
shop is seeking volunteers for support of the shop and an ongoing book sale.
(714) 842-4481, ext. 2213.
Huntington Beach Central
Library provides literacy tutoring, homework assistance, community services,
English as a second language and preschool story times. Carol Loch, (714)
842-4481.
The Huntington Beach Community
provides high-quality and low-cost medical and counseling services. Lisa
Anthony, (714) 847-4222.
Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum needs
volunteers.
The Huntington Beach Playhouse
needs volunteers to help with set construction and design, as well as
decorations, sound, lighting, stage management and more. (714) 847-4357.
The Huntington Beach Police
Department provides police services for the city. Mike Corcoran, (714)
960-8806.
Huntington Beach Senior
Outreach Center is seeking volunteers to join the Council on Aging Seniors
Team (COAST). The goal of the center is to promote independence and
self-sufficiency among the elderly in Huntington Beach. (714) 374-1544.
Huntington Beach Tree Society
needs volunteers to help plant trees in their free time. Jean Nagy, (714)
564-1396.
Huntington Dog Beach needs
volunteers for its monthly beach clean-up. Inforamtion: (714) 841-8644 or
http://www.dogbeach.org .
KOCE
is looking for volunteers to
assist with data entry, mailings, sorting and other administrative tasks.
Friends of KOCE, (714) 895-0876.
Literacy Volunteers of America
tutors adults in English skills. Rose Saylin, (714) 375-5102.
Michael E. Rodgers Seniors' Center
provides health education, crafts, dance, lunch and bingo for senior
citizens. Janeen Laudenback, (714) 536-9387.
Newland House is seeking volunteer
docents to lead tours of the historical museum. (714) 962-5777.
Oak View Family Literacy
Program desperately needs volunteers to be literacy tutors for parents
learning to read, write and speak English. Training workshops run from 6 to
9 p.m. every Thursday in July. Information: Amy Crepeau, (714) 375-5104.
Ocean View Little League
Challenger Division is a baseball program for children with disabilities.
Marcia Baumfeld, (714) 848-6264.
Pacific Intercultural Exchange
seeks volunteers to work as local area representatives to match high school
exchange students with local host families with common interests and
lifestyles during informal in-home interviews. PIE places international
students in many types of families, including single-parent, childless
couples, retired couples and large families. (888) PIE-USA1.
Preservation Society of
Huntington Dog Beach needs volunteers to help clean the beaches and bluffs.
(714) 841-8644.
Project Self-Sufficiency
is
recruiting members for its many committees that include finance, membership,
events and public/government relations. Information: Greg Arbues, (714)
878-4840.
Therapeutic Riding Center
of Huntington Beach needs volunteers to assist disabled students
learning to ride horses. Service is needed Monday through Friday from 2 to 5
p.m. Lessons are held at the Equestrian Center on Golden West Street. (714)
848-0966
Sports Clubs
Soccer: www.ayso143.org
Churches in Huntington Beach
Apostlic Church 17101 "A" St 843-6191
Assemblies of God
Fountain Spring Church 6462 Industry Way 374-6273
His Place Christian Fellowship 7751 Glencoe Ave 375-5886
Calvary Baptist Church 8281 Garfield Ave 962-6860
Central Baptist Church 7661 Warner Ave 848-5511
Hillcrest Missionary Baptist 8221 Newman Ave 841-1003
Huntington Beach Baptist Church 8121 Ellis Ave 842-0975
Seabreeze Community Church 18162 Gothard St 969-7622 w
Shorelife Church 4952 Warner Ave. #320 377-2288
Warner Baptist Church 7360 Warner Ave 847-7050
St. Bonaventure Church 16400 Springdale 846-3359
St. Mary's by the Sea 321 10th St 536-6913
St. Vincent de Paul 8345 Talbert Ave 842-3000
Saints Simon & Jude 20444 Magnolia 962-3333
Calvary Chapel Huntington Beach 5772 McFadden Ave. 891-9495
Calvary Chapel Beachside 19400 Beach Blvd. #26 465-3000
First Christian Church 1207 Main St 536-2589
Stonebridge Christian Church 5555 McFadden Ave. 897-3583
Christian Science
First Church 301 8th St 536-9707
Reading Room 18051 Beach Blvd 847-6610
Church of Christ 301 Huntington St 536-7212
Church of God Huntington Beach 7622 Warner Ave 847-2847
Church of Latter Day Saints
1st Ward 8702 Atlanta Ave 960-6886
2nd Ward 5402 Heil Ave 846-9247
3rd Ward 19191 17th St 842-7359
4th Ward 8702 Atlanta Ave 960-3335
5th Ward 6531 McFadden Ave 891-4568
6th Ward 5402 Heil Ave 840-5989
7th Ward 19191 17th St 842-7200
8th Ward 8702 Atlanta Ave 969-2452
9th Ward 5402 Heil Ave 840-8366
Empty Cross of Salvation Samoan 17791 Newland 848-0162
First Russian Missionary Church 6931 Edinger Ave
St. Barnabas Orthodox 842-6282
St. Wilfrid's Episcopal Church 18631 Chapel Ln 962-7512
Evangelical Free
Evangelical Free Church of HB 1912 Florida St 536-1439
Foursquare Gospel
Hope Chapel HB 715 Lake St 536-1614
Ohana Fellowship 18534 Beach Blvd #36 963-1974
Church of the Coastland 841-6244
Harbour Community Church 401 Sixth Street 536-5019
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses of HB 7851 Talbert Ave 847-4006
Kingdom Hall Jehovah's Witnesses 19100 Delaware 847-4957
Korean Central 17581 Newland 847-3594
Faith Lutheran Church 8200 Ellis Ave 962-5571
Grace Lutheran Church 6931 Edinger Ave 897-0361
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 9812 Hamilton Ave 962-5005
Old World Village Church 7561 Center Ave 893-7077
Redeemer Lutheran Church 16351 Springdale 846-6330
Huntington Beach Community 8101 Slater Ave 847-3050
Beach Cities Community Church 9872 Hamilton Ave. 698-0668
Church in Huntington Beach 19231 Beach Blvd. 848-9977
Church 24-7 964-3531
Community Bible Church 401- 6th St 536-4255
Coastview Christian Fellowship 5102 Argosy Ave. 895-7979
God's House 1905 Main St
Hope Chapel Orange Coast 17451 Zieder Ln. 378-0733
Koinonia Fellowship 401 6th St 247-4354
Pacific Coast Community Church 17581 Newland 847-5070
Pierpoint Community Church 1706 Orange Ave. 843-9665
Praise Christian Center 18851 Goldenwest St 596-3433
Seaside Community Church 9300 Indianapolis 968-9884
Surfer's Chapel 5102 Argosy 751-5514 www.surferschapel.org
Vineyard Christian Fellowship 20581 Farnsworth Ln 536-7825
Vineyard Christian Fellowship 15031 Eton Cir 897-1577
Vineyard Christian Fellowship 963-9463
Welcome Christian Center 2721 Delaware Street 838-0941 (Saturday Service)
Congregation Adat Israel 5052 Warner Ave 846-2285
Christ Presbyterian Church 20112 Magnolia 968-4940
St. Peter's by the Sea 16871 Bolsa Chica 846-6641
Church of Religious Science 7641 Talbert Ave 596-0900
Community United Methodist 6652 Heil Ave 842-4461
First United Methodist Church 2721 Delaware 536-3537
