The Volunteer Center South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach — Local services in Torrance

As much as having to pay for community labor and having to complete it gives me feelings of horror & dreadfulness, the fact that the volunteer center is quick to the point & easy to work with makes the whole situation a tiny bit better. I was dreading going to the volunteer center thinking it was going to be some long complicated frowned upon visit, but it was super simple, & took no longer than 15 minutes. Kind of wish they stayed open a little later but no big deal. Overall enrollment for community labor was quick & easy so I'm sure the next steps I have to take with them will be the same. It does really suck to have to pay for it though, $85 for 480 hours. But oh well, it's worth it I guess. Great place, quiet calm & in a great location. Very warm community feeling their little...

The people here are incompetent. First, they assigned me to a beaches and harbors center where female volunteers were NOT allowed (was turned away at 4 in the morning). Went back to get reassigned and got no apology AND got gaslighted for waiting a couple months to get the community service out of the way. (Still had a month to do it all, but the criticism was besides the point and unprofessional.) Got assigned a new center, did all the community service, then went to get my completion papers and half way to the courthouse realized they had put a COMPLETELY different birthday on the completion card. (I’m 21, not 60.) The people here are incapable of completing simple tasks. Unfortunately you’ll probably have to deal with these incapable women by court order. Good...

I registered for my community service at the Torrance Office. The staff was really nice and guided me through my registration process. This was my first time doing community service and I didn't know how the program worked. The staff referred me to a nonprofit organization to do my hours. I really liked my assignment and I will continue volunteering. I received my certificate of completion and overall everything was so effortlessly and smoothly. My thanks to the Volunteer Center staff especially during this...