Al-Anon and Nar-Anon: a self-support group for friends and relatives of people addicted to alcohol or drugs (meets Mondays 8-9:30p.m., Tues. 6:15-8:00, Wed 6:15-8:00 Thurs. 8:15-10:00 Fri. 6-8:00, Sat. NA 7-8:30, AA 8:30-10:00 Sun. 6:30-9:00 7-8:30) Call 273-9297

Crisis Center Alexandra provides legal assistance and counseling to victims of domestic violence. English speaking staff. 12-ya liniya V.O. 13-a, St. Petersburg 101002. Call 320-6724

Citizens' Watch is a human rights advocacy organization. Programs include a victims' rights project and legal assistance and referrals. Ligovsky Pr. 87/300, St. Petersburg 191040. Call 380-6030

Sign of Answer (Znak Otbeta) is a free, 24-hour telephone-directory service that gives updated cultural and practical information about different business companies in English and Russian. Call 326-9696.

English-Russian Communication Club welcomes everyone who would like to meet Russians interested in practicing English. Weekly meetings. Call Igor at 430-4509.

If you would like to know more about the Friends of the Hermitage Museum, call the Development Department at 110-9005 or E-mail: development@hermitage.ru For more information, see the website: www.hermitage.ru or www.hermitagemuseum.org

Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing non-sectarian humanitarian assistance throughout the former Soviet Union. To find out more, visit the website www.globaljewish.org or www.gjarn.org.

Institute for Information Freedom Development (IIFD) provides legal assistance and research for the release of government-held documents (eg. Freedom of Information Act - USA). English speaking staff. P.O. Box 257, St. Petersburg, 191028. Call 327-2943 or E-mail: institute@svobodainfo.org

The International Christian School is now accepting applications for enrollment. Please call Tammy Plaster at 235-0234, or E-mail: secretary@ics-sp.org, website: www.ics-sp.org

The International Women's Group meets weekly in St. Petersburg. For information call Carolyn E-mail: IWCSP@hotmail.com

The Jewish Community Center of St. Petersburg is located at 3 Rubinshteina Street (the entrance is at the courtyard) and provides programs ranging from library to art exhibitions, concerts, music festivals, etc. For more information call the JCC at 113-3889 or 117-6440, E-mail: frenk@lea.spb.su, website: www.jew.spb.ru

Labrys is a St. Petersburg-based lesbian organization. Services include gay-friendly referrals and community events. English speaking staff. E-mail: labrys@svs.ru

The Leningrad Association of Homeopathy unites physicians, pharmacists and scientists to compare notes. Investigations of difficult illnesses daily at 3:00p.m. Call 560-0077, Fax: 560-0012, E-mail: ch@lek.ru

Life Line offers counseling in drug addiction and associated health risks such as HIV/AIDS. Medicine and social help, psychological treatment, Operators available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 325-4847. Office: 325-9915 (only in Russian)

Northwest District AIDS Center of the Russian Federation - Ministry of Public Health. Call 233-7336.

Rotary Russia (RR) invites Rotarians to its meetings on Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. Restaurant Blues, Bolshaya Konushanaya 11, Moika 20. RR is not a member of Rotary International. Contact Vadim Panov at 172-5451 or E-mail: rotarian@narod.ru, website: http://rotarian.narod.ru/default.htm

The Salvation Army - serving God and helping people in need. Programs for elderly people, children and all-night programs that provide food and activities for the city's numerous homeless. Call Nina Davydovitch at 273-9297, or E-mail: rhq@mail.wplus.net [subject: for Nina Davydovitch.] Location: Liteyny Prospect, bldg. 44b

The St. Petersburg Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Center (Association) KRILIJA offers help, information and accommodations. Call (or fax) 312-3180 or E-mail: krilija@ilga.org English spoken. Website: www.krilija.sp.ru

The St. Petersburg International Business Association holds monthly meetings for foreigners who are doing business in St. Petersburg. Call 325-9091.

The St. Petersburg Jewish Welfare Center Hesed Avraham is looking for volunteers for its programs. Hesed offers many services from "meals on wheels" to subsidized health care. We also welcome new members to our Golden Lion business club. Call 327-2505.

TechnoArts Center is a nonprofit alternative arts center with a daily cultural calendar that includes performances, art films and music. The organization also runs an 'art cafe' that serves varieties of tea, beer and snacks. Pushkinskaya 10, St. Petersburg, 191040. Call 164-5258, or visit the website: http://p10.nonmuseum.ru/tac/index_e.html