Center seeks volunteers for local opportunities

The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County needs volunteers for a Monmouth County social services agency to help sort and bag items for use by home health aides one to two days a week.

A Red Bank youth ministry seeks vol­unteers during August to teach contempo­rary dance to girls age 14-17. A gospel music teacher is also needed. The ministry also needs bus drivers for routes to Long Branch, Red Bank and Asbury Park (CDL license required). A Red Bank non-profit needs several volunteers to handle phones and perform general clerical work Mon­day-Friday, with flexible hours.

An agency that assists the physically challenged needs aides for its Shrewsbury office to answer phones, assist with mail­ings and database entry. The Monmouth Park Charity Ball committee seeks volun­teers age 18 and older to sell raffle tickets various dates in July and August from noon-4 p.m.

A free public library in Monmouth County seeks volunteers to help organize and inventory a local history collection, which will include accessing special col­lections, selecting newspaper articles for copying, and creating and typing invento­ries. Duration is two to six hours per week throughout the summer.

The Volunteer Center is located at 1900 Route 35, Oakhurst section of Ocean Township.

For more information, please call the center at (732) 728-1927.