Around the block

Saving daughters

No More Secrets, No More Lies II: Saving Our Daughters, with author J.L. King, will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Building of Opportunity at Beulah Grove Baptist Church, 1434 Poplar St.

The workshop for parents and their daughters will include lunch and prizes. For information, call Sandra Wimberly at (706) 667-4342.

Dealing with MS

Exploring MS, for families living with multiple sclerosis, will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Fort Discovery, 1 Seventh St.

Free daylong admission to Fort Discovery and a box lunch will be provided by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals. Reservations are required. Call (800) 788-1467, option 4, to register.

Movie at library

A free public screening of the movie The Other Boleyn Girl , rated PG-13, will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the main branch of the Augusta-Richmond County Library, 902 Greene St.

For information call (706) 821-2600.

Parental training

Georgia Specialized Alternative Family Environments will hold training for those interested in becoming foster parents.

The training will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 5 at Georgia SAFE, 4424 Columbia Road, Suite B, Martinez. Attendance is required at each session to receive certification.

Registration is required by Tuesday. Space is limited. Call Sandra at (706) 210-3435 to register.

Free health fair

A free health fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Transformation United Methodist Church, 2428 Tobacco Road. There will be health screenings, food, school supplies and clothing.

For information, call Joyce Watkins-Epps at (706) 495-6283, or Jurice Cofer at (706) 793-4996.

Insurance service

An investigator from the Office of Commissioner of Insurance will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 25, at the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, 530 Greene St., Room 605. The free service is offered to meet with Georgia residents who have insurance problems or questions.

Call (800) 656-2298 for assistance if unable to attend.

Keep a student

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking host families for foreign high school students. The students are 15 to 18 years old and are coming to the Augusta area for the upcoming semester or school year.

For more information, call (800) 473-0696.

Volunteers needed

The United States Disaster Relief Command is looking for volunteers from the Augusta area. The organization works with the American Red Cross, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others in disaster situations.

Call Paul A. McCoy at (706) 869-8858 or e-mail usdrcmccoy@aol.com.

Free tutoring

The Augusta State University Literacy Center offers free tutoring in any subject for school-age children from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the center, 1401 Magnolia Drive.

Call (706) 733-7043.