Our Upcoming & previous events
Monthly CL Boutique: EARTH DAY EDITION
FREE RESOURCES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH BAY
Monthly CL Boutique: Valentine’s day edition
RSVP HERE
Fill out our needs assessment form
At all Community Loving events we do our best to never assume what you need. We are here to listen to you what you need and try to fulfill them as a community.
If you plan on attending our Monthly CL Boutique, please fill out this form so that we can help you get the basic essentials you need! 💜
Note: Completing the needs assessment form does not guarantee that we'll have the specific items you're requesting at the next Monthly CL Boutique. This forms lets us know what items we should bring if we have it in our inventory and assess what items we need to fundraise for. Our inventory relies on donations, and due to limited funding, we may not be able to purchase many items. Your patience is appreciated as we do our best to meet your needs.💜
Monthly CL Boutique
RSVP HERE
Fill out our needs assessment form
At all Community Loving events we do our best to never assume what you need. We are here to listen to you what you need and try to fulfill them as a community.
If you plan on attending our Monthly CL Boutique, please fill out this form so that we can help you get the basic essentials you need! 💜
Note: Completing the needs assessment form does not guarantee that we'll have the specific items you're requesting at the next Monthly CL Boutique. Our inventory relies on donations, and due to limited funding, we may not be able to purchase many items. Your patience is appreciated as we do our best to meet your needs.💜
Community Loving Boutique
you’re invited! Community loving boutique
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming CL Boutique: Father’s Day Edition, which will be held on July 22, 2023, from 2pm-4pm at Alondra Park.
NO RSVP NEEDED
GET INVOLVED
Volunteer at the CL Boutique!
Volunteer Duties: Set up tables, racks, clothes, toiletries, decorations, etc for the event, distributing donations and items to families, cleaning up after the event, making connections and serving our community mamas and families.
write affirmation cards
HOW TO DONATE
donate dollars
When making a monetary donation, please include in your note the following “CL Boutique”.
Money will go towards sponsoring food and drinks.
donate in-kind donations
Now accepting clothing and other items.
CL Boutique: Father’s Day Edition
you’re invited! Cl boutique: Mother’s Day edition
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming CL Boutique: Father’s Day Edition, which will be held on June 25, 2023, from 10am-2pm at Alondra Park.
At the boutique, you will have the opportunity to browse a wide range of products that we think you will love, including clothing, accessories, makeup and self-care products + a build your own flower bouquet workshop. We have curated a selection of items that are perfect for moms, and we are excited to give you the first opportunity to shop these items completely for free and make your Mother's Day truly special.
NO RSVP NEEDED
We look forward to seeing you at the CL Boutique: Mother's Day Edition and celebrating this special day with you in style!
GET INVOLVED
Volunteer at the CL Boutique!
Date & Time: Sunday, June 25 from 8am - 3:30pm
Location: Alondra Park
Volunteer Duties: Set up tables, racks, clothes, toiletries, decorations, etc for the event, distributing donations and items to families, cleaning up after the event, making connections and serving our community mamas and families.
write affirmation cards
Every day, dads give so much love and support to their families. Let's give back to the special moms in our lives by writing them affirmations that remind them of how truly amazing they are! Join us in spreading positivity and love this Father’s Day by writing your own affirmations for the special dads in your life.
HOW TO DONATE
donate dollars
When making a monetary donation, please include in your note the following “Father’s Day”.
Money will go towards sponsoring food and drinks.
donate in-kind donations
Now accepting men’s clothings and other items.
CL Boutique: Mother's Day Edition
you’re invited! Cl boutique: Mother’s Day edition
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming CL Boutique: Mother's Day Edition, which will be held on May 21, 2023, from 10am-2pm at Alondra Park. This is an exclusive event, and we are excited to extend this invitation to our South Bay community only.
At the boutique, you will have the opportunity to browse a wide range of products that we think you will love, including clothing, accessories, makeup and self-care products + a build your own flower bouquet workshop. We have curated a selection of items that are perfect for moms, and we are excited to give you the first opportunity to shop these items completely for free and make your Mother's Day truly special.
To attend, please RSVP on Eventbrite. We kindly request that only South Bay residents attend this event, as our team is currently catering to and prioritizing members of this community. This is an opportunity for our South Bay moms/motherly figures, and we hope to create a personalized experience for those who attend. However, we will never turn anyone away if you are not from the South Bay.
We look forward to seeing you at the CL Boutique: Mother's Day Edition and celebrating this special day with you in style!
As part of our efforts to create a more personalized experience for all of our moms, we have put together a brief needs assessment form to help us better understand what items you are in need of.
Please take a few moments to fill out the form by May 7th, so we can have our CL Boutique ready for Mother's Day! We would love to make this day special for you, and your feedback is crucial to ensuring that we are able to provide you with the support and resources you need.
GET INVOLVED
Volunteer at Sorting Day!
Date & Time: Saturday, May 20 from 10am - 2pm
Location: Secure Space Storage Unit - West Carson
Volunteer Duties: Making makeup and laundry kits, prep floral arrangements, write affirmation cards and sort donations to prep for the event
Volunteer at the CL Boutique!
Date & Time: Sunday, May 21 from 8am - 3:30pm
Location: Alondra Park
Volunteer Duties: Set up tables, racks, clothes, toiletries, decorations, etc for the event, distributing donations and items to families, cleaning up after the event, making connections and serving our community mamas and families.
write affirmation cards
Every day, moms give so much love and support to their families. Let's give back to the special moms in our lives by writing them affirmations that remind them of how truly amazing they are! Join us in spreading positivity and love this Mother's Day by writing your own affirmations for the special moms in your life. Let's celebrate and uplift the women who have given us so much!
HOW TO DONATE
donate dollars
When making a monetary donation, please include in your note the following “Mother’s Day”.
Money will go towards our flower bouquet activations and goodie bags for all the moms. If you’d like to donate wellness products to be included in the goodie bags, please email communityloving.org@gmail.com.
donate in-kind donations
We will add items here after we get the results from our needs assessment form.
WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING CLOTHES AT THIS TIME.
You can drop off donations at our HQ in Torrance by booking an appointment here:
Apparel Pop-Up
Join us at Community Loving's Apparel Pop-Up! All low-income high school and college students are welcome to enjoy a costless shopping experience with so many hidden gems, thrifting has never been better! We have a plethora of women's clothes, but we will have clothing in all sizes and for all genders available. While you shop, enjoy sweet refreshments and great music. Stop by on Sunday, October 23rd and simply take what makes you feel good!
First come first served. While supplies last. All guests must RSVP on Eventbrite. Street parking is available. Wheelchair accessible.
RSVP HERE
Holiday Loving
Our 2nd Annual Holiday Loving - benefitting 10 low-income families from Caroldale Elementary School. Donate a gift to a child or their family members for the holidays!
Community Yard Sale Fundraiser
Come shop at our Community Yard Sale and help us fundraise for our 2nd Annual Holiday Loving Event where we will be giving gifts and essential items to 15 low-income families from Caroldale Elementary School in Carson 💜
There will be clothes, books, toys and so much more for the whole family! You especially don't want to miss out on homemade pastries and @helping_hands_coffee’s delicious drinks! They will be there from 11am-3pm! ☕️
Want to volunteer? Click the box!
Sorting Day
WE’RE BAAACK!! After a much needed break, we’re back and ready to serve the community from a full cup again 💖
Join us at our next sorting day on October 10 from 10-2pm in Torrance 👍🏾
We need a few extra hands to help sort through new donations and get them ready for distribution ✨Sign up today by clicking the link in bio 💜
#volunteer #community #mutualaid #serve #love #losangeles #southbay #solidarity #support #volunteersneeded #donations
Drop Baby Drop: The Free Pop-Up Shop
Drop Baby Drop is a free outdoor pop-up shop & wellness event where families can receive the resources they need without worrying about how much anything costs. Along with tangible resources, their kids can participate in fun, educational, and enriching workshops.
With prices rising on EVERY THING, evictions, and Covid getting worse, it's even harder to make ends meet. We want to ensure that those who are struggling can receive what they need at absolutely no cost and with no judgement. We will also be offering free manicures, haircuts, and massages. Kids can also participate in fun and educational workshops like yoga, music, art, gardening, and soccer!
This is a space for children and their parents to feel special, loved, and pampered even when they feel they are at their lowest. Low-income and marginalized families deserve to do more than survive. This event instead allows them to have fun and create memories with their families and their community.
Registration is now open! Register online to attend Drop Baby Drop: The Free Pop-Up Shop!
how to support
Volunteers Needed - Click here to sign up
WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
general volunteers
barbers
braiders
hair stylists
face painters
nail artists
massage therapists
DONATE YOUR DOLLARS
We are in need of $400 more dollars to cover fees and expenses to make sure we have everything we need to make this event super amazing!
We accept Venmo, Cash App, Paypal, Debit & Credit
If you'd like to get involved, partner, or sponsor this event, please send us an email at communityloving.org@gmail.com.
Flourish Fundraiser
Join us in celebrating our 1 year anniversary and fundraise for our upcoming events!
This is our way of saying thank you to everyone who has supported us by donating, volunteering, or even sharing our posts. We are so grateful to our community for making our first year so amazing! This is in celebration not just our org, but our community.
So come shop, eat, and dance! Saturday, July 24 from 2pm to 8pm. Free entry.
Summer Supply Drive
NOW COLLECTING DONATIONS!
Summer is here and LA locals know how hot it can get. This can be difficult to manage when you don’t have access to any air conditioning, fans, or most importantly, water.
NOW ACCEPTING:
tents • menstrual products • portable toilets
tarps • beauty products • over-the-counter medicine
toilet paper • wipes • lip balm
sleeping bags • grocery bags • blankets
socks • trash bags • flash lights
t-shirts • new packs of underwear • phone chargers
sneakers • handheld fans • notebooks
hats • cooling neck wraps • pens
pet food • blankets • first aid kits
cold water bottles •gloves • brooms
coolers
face mists
popsicles
drive thru drop off - friday, july 2nd @ 3pm - 7pm
Drop off your donations with us in front of Van Deene Ave. Elementary School - 826 Javelin St. Torrance, Ca 90502
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
sorting day - friday, july 2nd @ 3pm - 7pm
Help us sort our donations and assemble care packages that will be distributed to our unhoused neighbors in Wilmington and San Pedro.
distribution day - sunday, july 11 @ 9am
Join us in distributing the supplies and care packages directly to our unhoused neighbors. Make connections with your community and show them some love.
Write Affirmation cards!
In every gift we give to students, families, or to our unhoused neighbors we always include a sweet affirmation card. We want to make sure in everything we do, we make sure to uplift and affirm our communities, and writing thoughtful and encouraging words is one way we can all do that. It is a perfect opportunity for all ages! Fill out our simple form and read our guidelines to get started!
Sorting Day for summer supply drive
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
SORTING DAY - FRIDAY, JULY 2ND @ 3PM - 7PM
Help us sort our donations and assemble care packages that will be distributed directly to our unhoused neighbors in Wilmington and San Pedro. We’re in need of some extra hands! Join us!
#communityloving #southbay #mutualaid #volunteer #losangeles #community #love #communitywork #solidaritynotcharity
PRIDE MONTH GIVEAWAY
VOLUNTEER - looking for volunteer drivers!
Click here —> Volunteer to be a driver for grocery deliveries
HOW IT WORKS
The first 30 eligible people to register on Sunday, May 16 at 10 a.m. will receive a month’s supply of groceries, a defense kit, a wellness kit, and a free binder of their size delivered to their address! We will be distributing the groceries every Saturday beginning on June 5th until Saturday, June 26th.
WHO QUALIFIES
The first 30 people who register online and meet ALL the following qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum
Must be Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Must live in South Bay Los Angeles
South Bay cities include Carson, Gardena, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Wilmington, San Pedro, Lomita, Harbor City, Harbor Gateway, Torrance, Inglewood, Compton, and Long Beach
Must be low-income and truly need or is difficult to obtain groceries, a wellness and defense kit, and a binder
registration opens on May 16 @ 10am
how you can suppORT
Help us reach our goal of raising $1,500 to ensure each recipient gets what they need
DONATE FUNDS
SHOP OUR REGISTRY
VOLUNTEER - looking for volunteer drivers!
WRITE AFFIRMATION CARDS
You’ll get to choose your own binder! (As supplies last) You can also opt out of receiving a binder if you don’t need one.
Sorting Day
We are reorganizing our warehouse (my garage lol) and sorting clothing donations to get ready for our upcoming events as well as assembling our wellness & defense kits for our Pride Month Giveaway. We are in need of some extra hands! Join us! Saturday, May 22 at 10am ☀️
#communityloving #southbay #mutualaid #volunteer #losangeles #community #love #communitywork #solidaritynotcharity
YOGALITTLE presents GROWCHELLA
YOGALITTLE PRESENTS
GROWCHELLA
We’ve partnered with our friends at YOGALITTLE to curate an amazing wellness event with the health of little humans in mind.
“Growchella is a wellness event curated with the health of little humans in mind. There will be activations from yoga, to gardening, book readings and a music therapy session. We have amazing vendors and partners who have come together to make this event special and totally complimentary for your child to enjoy the benefits of holistic wellness through community. Please RSVP to reserve your spot at this wildly enriching day of fun. We can't wait to see you there!”
- The Yogalittle Team
Community Loving will be providing a mini clothing giveaway for all children who RSVP!
Drop Baby Drop
Drop Baby Drop: The Kid’s Pop-Up Shop
We continue to acknowledge how hard life has been lately and the large impact Covid-19 has had on struggling families, especially on low-income hard-working parents. Parents have gone through so much to make sure their families are taken care of even under these tough circumstances. Parents deserve a break, so we’re here to help. This is why we hosted our first-ever outdoor pop-up store, to help make life just a little bit easier.
On Aprill 11, 2021, at Alondra Park in Lawndale, Ca we gave away kid’s clothes, shoes, baby essentials, and warm lunch and refreshments all for FREE! Free haircuts and manicures were also be provided! There was also a MINI FARMER’S MARKET filled with fresh produce provided by Harbor City Food Pantry!
It was open to all low-income parents and their children in the South Bay. No qualifications or registrations needed.
ACTIVATION BIG LOVE
Activation big love
We’ve partnered up with the Harbor City Food Pantry and Black Boys Recycle to provide a day of hope and fun for the 120 kids at the Union Rescue Mission - Hope Gardens Shelter. These kids have been transitioning from houselessness and are now being sheltered here with their parents.
We provided them with free haircuts, hygiene kits, art kits, arts and crafts, make-overs, and a delicious lunch!
Everybody Eats Food Drive
We’ve teamed up with GUD Neighbors of Hawthorne and Hawthorne Community Fridge to bring EVERYBODY EATS FOOD DRIVE to Hawthorne, CA.We’ll be distributing free groceries, warm meals, water, and reusable masks at the Hawthorne Memorial Center at 2pm.
We understand it is tough times right now, so we want to help anyone that is in need of support. So no registration is needed and you do not need to reside in Hawthorne. It is open to anyone who pulls up!
If you’d like to support, please donate what you can! You can donate via Venmo @GUDNEIGHBORS!
WE’RE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS! SIGN UP TODAY!
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School Supply Giveaway
We’re back at it again! We promised distance learning school supply kits for all 407 students at 153rd Elementary School and we’re sticking to it!
Over 90% of these students come from Black or Brown low-income households. Every kid deserves to have the right tools in order to get a proper education. As Covid continues to negatively impact these families, it is up to the community to step up, especially when the government is not.
our goal is to serve the remaining 245 students!
donation list
Please consider donating any of the items on our list to ensure every single student receives the necessary tools to succeed!
Headphones
Must have a traditional headphone jack or Bluetooth
Over-the-head headphones are preferred
Can be bought on our Target Registry!
TV Table Tray
This is used as a makeshift desk that is essential to providing student’s a designated place to work while allowing them to sit up and be more engaged during class instead of laying in bed. It can also be easily stored away, perfect for families in small living spaces.
Can be bought on our Target Registry!
Most asked for by parents!
Mini White Board
This was a need specifically asked for by the principal as it used during zoom classes.
Can be bought on our Target Registry!
Dry Erase Markers and Erasers
Notebooks
Pencils
Pens
Highlighters
Pocket Folders
Crayons
Tote bags
Monetary Funds
VENMO: @COMMUNITY-LOVING
CASHAPP: $COMMUNITYLOVING
PAYPAL.ME/COMMUNITYLOVING
We need roughly $4,000 to secure kits for every single student, but if we receive enough tangible donations that number will go down!
Winter supply drive
The temperatures are dropping in Southern California, which means freezing cold nights and rainy days. This is terrible and extremely tough on our unhoused neighbors who don’t have the luxury of staying indoors. We want to provide them the essentials needed to get through the winter. We will be collecting the following items and monetary donations until Friday, January 8, and will be distributing them to unhoused folks in the South Bay on Sunday, January 10 at 9 am.
DRIVE-THRU DROP OFF LOCATION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021 @ 12 PM - 4 PM // IN FRONT OF VAN DEENE AVE. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
826 Javelin St, Torrance, CA 90502
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - sign up below!
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DAY OF DISTRIBUTION
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021 @ 9AM TILL WE RUN OUT
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - sign up below!
