ON THE HOME FRONT

Crisis counseling:

West Orange County Crisis Hotline: (714) 894-4242 (24 hours a day).

St. Jude’s Hospital Hotline: (800) 882-1882 (24 hours).

Families of El Toro Marine base troops in the Persian Gulf: (714) 726-2771, 726-3610, 726-3174 or 726-3176 (24 hours).

UC Irvine students, faculty and staff: (714) 856-6457.

Sources of Support:

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, specializing in legal aid for Arab-Americans who believe they are discriminated against or are being harassed by FBI inquiries. (213) 466-2838

American Civil Liberties Union has an attorney specializing in handling cases of Arab-Americans who believe they are being harassed by the FBI. Contact Carol Sobel at (213) 487-1725.

Boyfriends and Girlfriends Support Group, First Calvary Chapel Church, San Pedro. (213) 498-8624.

Cousins Club, local American Arabs and Jews who advocate establishing a Palestinian state and bringing immediate peace to the Middle East, meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday. For more information, call at (714) 828-1134.

Desert Shield Support Group of La Habra, (800) 443-6287.

Huntington Beach Support Group, (714) 962-2010.

Jewish Family Services of Orange County, hot-line counseling, updated information on developments in Israel. Main number (714) 537-4980; South County (714) 951-9377.

Operation Desert Storm Support Group holds weekly meetings. The next one is 9 a.m. Sunday at First Nazarene Church, 1500 E. 17th St., Santa Ana. For information, call (714) 835-8271.

Proud Families of the Military, Crescent Baptist Church, Anaheim. (714) 535-1313.

Prayer Services:

Crystal Cathedral, 24-hour prayer/meditation, 12141 Lewis St., Garden Grove. Hot line for war-related counseling, (714) 639-4673. Starting Sunday, the church will hold four prayer services daily at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Episcopal Church of the Messiah, multidenominational prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. 614 Bush St., Santa Ana.

Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church, prayer service at 6 tonight, 706 S. Lemon Street, Fullerton.

St. John the Baptist Church, three Masses daily dedicated to the gulf war, at 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., 1015 Baker St., Costa Mesa.

St. Jude’s Medical Center, “Prayers for Peace” Mass at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, 101 E. Valencia Mesa Drive, Fullerton.

Westwood Basics Plus school, a meeting to help parents talk to their children about the war, with child psychologist Christine Honeyman. 7 p.m. Thursday, 1 Liberty St., Irvine. (714) 552-4882 or 544-9670.

War and casualty information

Army: (800) 626-1440.

Air Force: (800) 253-9276.

Navy, immediate family: (800) 255-3808.

Navy, other relatives and friends: (800) 732-1206.

Marine Corps: (800) 523-2694.

Coast Guard: (800) 367-8724.

Blood donations

Call the Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross for an appointment, (714) 835-5381. Walk-in donors also accepted.

Phoning to the Persian Gulf:

Long-distance phone companies say not to try to contact troops because of heavy telephone traffic. If you need to reach a family member in an emergency, call the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross, (714) 835-5381.

Upcoming demonstrations:

Anti-war demonstrations from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. weekdays except holidays at the Federal Building, 34 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana.

Vigil “for peace and in support of U.S. troops” daily at 6 p.m., Main Beach, Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach.

Anti-war demonstration at the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Katella Avenue in Anaheim today from 1 to 3 p.m.

“Support Our Troops” rally today from 10 a.m. to noon at Mission Viejo Mall entrance, Crown Valley Parkway at Puerta Real, Mission Viejo.

For updated information on planned anti-war events, contact 24-hour Alliance for Survival Hotline, (714) 547-6282.

For updated information on “Support Our Troops” events, contact Orange County Young Republicans, (714) 551-4532.