People’s Emergency Center is seeking a responsible, dedicated individual to assist with inner office administrative tasks. This volunteer should have an interest in serving low-income people. Duties include general clerical skills, telephone, typing, correspondence, and data entry. Computer experience, good communications skills, and attention to detail are highly valued. Resumes can be sent by email or fax (215) 386-6290 to Tynnetta McCain.

Center in the Park, a nationally accredited community senior center, is seeking a full-time Outreach Social Worker to provide social services for homebound older adults and help them remain safely in their homes. Responsibilities include planning and implementing outreach programs with area senior centers and community sites, researching and maintaining up-to-date resources, and carrying a caseload of clients. A car and valid insurance are needed. Please fax or e-mail resume and cover letter to Courtney White at (215) 849-3195.

A full-time Business Manager is needed for The Village of Arts and Humanities, a major nonprofit provider of arts-inspired programs focused on education and land transformation in North Philadelphia. Responsibilities include managing and conducting the Village’s day-to-day financial and IT operations, including budget control, accounting, purchasing, payroll, and benefits. If interested, send a letter of application, resume and two-page business letter or other writing sample to click here.

The Franklin Institute is looking for people with a background in and passion for science, education and technology to volunteer as Science Presenters. Science Presenters staff the Institute's exhibits and demonstration carts. One hundred hours of service through weekly/bi-weekly 4-hour volunteer shifts is required. Benefits include free museum admission, invitations to special events and activities, and free parking or transportation reimbursement. To apply, call (215)448-1163 or e-mail.

10:00 am at Penn State Cooperative Extension - Delaware County, 20 Paper Mill Road, Springfield, PA

The Penn State Master Gardeners of Delaware County will cover different gardening topics over the next few months, including growing vegetables, color in garden, garden pollinators, good and bad bugs, composting, turf and lawn care, and garden design. This two-hour session will focus on the shade-loving hostas. Caring for your garden is a fun way to "work out," requiring physical activity and weight-bearing exercise. $10.00. Call (610) 690-2655 to register.

4:00 pm at Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch St., Philadelphia

Don't miss this opportunity to learn some tips from experts on cleaning your historic home and all your antiques and treasures. See how it is done the "museum way" with this behind-the-scenes tour and workshop given by the Director of the Betsy Ross House. The tour and workshop are free, but reservations are required. Contact Michelle at (215) 686-1252 or email to register. Hurry! Space is limited.

7:00 pm at Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia

In the summer of 2006, Jerusalem’s Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious leaders came together in a rare moment of agreement, promising to wage an uncompromising battle against Jerusalem's first gay pride parade, an event they believed would “defile the holy city.” This documentary, Jerusalem is Proud to Present, reveals the city's LGBT community's struggle for acceptance and respect. Speakers: Malcolm Lazin, Founder and Executive Director of Equality Forum and Mark Segal, Publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. Also featured is the short film, Trip to Prague. For tickets, click here.

7:30 pm at Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia

Peter Singer, a Princeton professor of bioethics and one of Time magazine's ''100 Most Influential People in the World,'" has written numerous books on ethics, including One World: Ethics and Globalization and Animal Liberation, widely considered the founding statement of the animal rights movement. In The Life You Can Save, Singer uses ethical arguments, provocative thoughts, and case studies to show that the current response to world poverty is both insufficient and ethically indefensible.$14. To buy tickets, call (215) 686-5322 or click here.

12:30 pm at Ambler Campus, Learning Center Auditorium, 580 Meetinghouse Rd., Ambler, PA

The physical, emotional, and cognitive changes that occur as people age can contribute to a misfit between their needs and built environments defined by automobiles and low density development. Dr. Deborah Howe's lecture, part of Temple University's Ambler Campus Spring Cultural Series, is a call to community leaders, activists and planners to exert leadership on community and regional development to enhance independence and improve the quality of life for people of all ages. FREE. For more information, contact (267) 468-8011 or e-mail.

6:30 pm at National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia

Plan on being in the audience as historian Mia Bay and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pamela Newkirk discuss the extraordinary life of journalist Ida B. Wells and the African American freedom struggle. Born to slaves in 1862, Ida B. Wells became a fearless women’s rights advocate; her refusal to accept any compromise on racial inequality made her a model for later civil rights activists. The Philadelphia Inquirer's Sandra D. Long moderates. FREE. Reservations required. Call (215) 409-6700.

1:00 pm at Center in the Park, 5818 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia.

A free Tax Delinquency Workshop will be presented by Community Legal Services attorney, Monty Wilson, and sponsored by the Center in the Park, a senior center in Northwest Philadelphia. If you are behind on your property taxes, you might be eligible for a hardship payment plan and a tax assessment freeze. The Tax Delinquency Workshop will provide information about the process and your options. Registration is requested. Call Michelle Brix at (215) 849-5100.