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Community Loving

Serving Carson, Gardena, Wilmington and other South Bay communities! Contact us if you’d like to get involved!

Community Loving is a mutual aid nonprofit organization that provides essential resources to low-income BIPOC families and youth with the essential resources they need and deserve.

06/04/2026

and just like that….it’s juneee!!

we’ve got our monthly usuals with 2 sorting days, and our free store in the park on june 28 ☀️ anddd we’re excited to open up donation appointments again BUT we’re keeping it cute and only asking for toiletries, baby essentials, and a few other things this month (full donation list coming soon!)

thank yall for an amazing May, June is going to be even sweeter 💜

👉check your inbox for our monthly newsletter with ALL the June updates! if you’re not already subscribed (you’re missing out) click the link in bio and sign up now!!

see you soon!!

05/29/2026

Meet our amazing volunteers that came to our sorting days in May. Our volunteers shared what volunteering at Community Loving is like and their reccomendations to others. They spent the day sorting donations so resources can get to community members who need them most.💜💜💜

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to get involved,this is it ✨ Click link in bio to volunteer at our next 🌲FREE STORE IN THE PARK🌲

📆Sunday, May 31st

⌚Volunteer time 10am-3pm

📍Alondra Park

Click the link in our bio to volunteer at our FREE STORE IN THE PARK.Multiple shifts available.

05/12/2026

Our April Free Store in the Park was another successful one🌳💜✨
The Spring sun was out and so was the community full of love,warmth and resources!

Huge thanks to ,, and for coming again and bringing much needed resources to our community 🫶🏽

Shoutout to all of our amazing 30+ volunteers and CL team who made the free store another one for the books. From set-up to break down, we can’t do this work without yall. 🙌🏽
This is what community truly looks like, thank you all for your time and resources. 🙏🏽

If you are interested in getting involved with May’s store,check out our Luma signup link in our bio.

Catch us this month at Alondra Park on May 31st for our Free Monthly Store. 💫
See ya then!💜

05/02/2026

may is looking bright 🌷 here is what we got going on this month!

📦 5/3 & 5/17: Sorting Day (10am-2pm)

🌳 5/31: Free Store in the Park (12:45pm priority access/1pm general start/2:45 end time)

This month, we are cleaning out our inventory and making room for some upgrades 🙂‍↕️ sooo we are not taking any donations this month, but you can expect a lot more clothes in the store this time!!

save your donations for this summer! we’ve got some exciting things planned!

remember to take what you need and give what you can 🤝 excited to see yall this month!! 💜✨

05/01/2026

Can’t help with the Free Store? ☹️

No problem!😉

Help us out at our Sorting Days this month:
📅 May 3rd and May 17th
⏰10-2pm
📍CL Storage Unit (address listed above 👆)

Sorting Days are integral to our Free Store process! These are the days we’re looking at what we’re bringing to the store and what we’re leaving. We also get tons of donations that need to be sorted before they reach attendees! 💜

Also meet and work with our Community Loving team! It’s a great time to get to know everyone without the fast pace and pressure of the Free Store! 😜

Sign up for Sorting Day using the link in our bio 🔗

See you there! 👋

04/29/2026

Donations are what make the Free Store possible!! Which is why we want to give a HUGE thank you to our donors💜🤲

As we do our Spring Cleaning, we’re pausing Donation Appointments to simplify our process and prepare for the rest of the year.🦋🌷

Though, fear not because we will resume appointments in June! We encourage you to hold on to your donations until then and want to apologize for any inconvenience caused! ☀️😄

04/13/2026

A lil throwback to our January Free Store while we prepare for this Sunday!!! 😜

We’re so happy to have , and at our upcoming free store on April 19th from 1pm-2:45pm at Alondra Park 🙌

Reminder: If you bring a bag of new/gently used donations or volunteer for set up at the event you will be eligible for Priority Acess ✨😄

Volunteer Sign-ups and RSVP form can be accessed using the link in our bio 😇

We hope to see you there!!! 👋💜

04/08/2026

Join us next Sunday for the Free Store in The Park 💜🙌

🫂Catch & be our org partners for this month’s free store!!! We are so excited to have them 😆😆😆

✨REMINDERS ✨

👉 To get Priority Access you can either
volunteer during set up OR bring a bag of new/gently-used donations on the day of the event

👉 Take what you need and Give what you can. We’re all in this together! 🫶🫶🫶

📍 Alondra Park
⏰ 1pm - 2:45pm
📅 April 19th, 2026

🔗Click the link in our bio to RSVP

We can’t wait!!!😁😁😁

04/03/2026

We got some wonderful reviews from Drop Baby Drop and paired it with the excellent pictures of

It’s moments like these that we’re so happy to make happen!!!

And you can help too, by attending Rooted & Rising, Tomorrow from 6-10pm at Over Flow, 24618 Narbonne Ave, Lomita

All proceeds will go directly to fund our remaining 9 free stores by paying for supplies, permits, U-hauls. Your ticket will be an act of community solidarity and uplift the South Bay all while making more moments like these possible.

So buy your ticket through the link in our bio or at the door! 😊

If you’re interested in volunteering, click the link in our bio to sign up!

If you can’t make it, help us reach our goal of $5000 by donating through the link in our bio!

💜💜💜

04/01/2026

Join us this Saturday, April 4th, as we gather not just to celebrate the work we’ve done, but to honor the people who make it possible!! ✨

We are so proud to showcase the work of our own community:

Visual Art by:
Julia Hassler · Sara Nguyen · Sam Nakahira · Chloe Dees · Natalie Gomez · Oscar de Leon Robles

Performances
A bilingual set by the beautiful

Milareign Hernadez, a 4-year-old folklórico dancer, one of our member’s daughters, who will remind us that this work is for generations to come

and of course sounds all night by

Every single one of these people are not just artists, they are also volunteers, donors, South Bay locals, family, and friends. They are part of this ecosystem of care. They are Community Loving and we are so honored to lift them up as they have for us 💜🫶🏽

So please come thruuuu, bring your people! All ages welcome!

We have 9 free stores planned for 2026. All proceeds goes towards the supplies, U-Hauls, and behind-the-scenes work that keeps our mutual aid thriving. 🎉 Help us get to $5,000!! 🙌

🎟️ Tickets: sliding-scale $10+ | Link in bio

Rooted & Rising
Saturday, April 4th
Over Flow | 24618 Narbonne Ave, Lomita
6pm–10pm

Can’t make it? Make a donation at givebutter.com/cl-rooted-and-rising (link in bio)

👉 We’re looking for some event volunteers. Please click the link in bio if you’d like to help out 💜

Address

3850 Manhattan Beach Blvd
Lawndale, CA
90260

Website

http://communityloving.org/

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