Volunteer training for Sojourn Services for Battered Women and Their Children at OPCC begins on April 4. Volunteers at Sojourn staff the 24-hour hotline, work with children, facilitate support groups and provide administrative help. The training goes through June 8, and is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30pm-9:30pm. For more information, call 310.264.6646 x221.
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