Expressive 9

We had the privilege of joining and many other groups/volunteers for outreach last weekend. We were able to provide the community in Santa Ana with brand new undergarments. We love to see so many people come together for these kinds of events and we can’t wait for the next one! 💚

These are the base essentials of our care packages:
-Soap
-Toothbrush
-Deodorant
-Masks
-Toothpaste
-Hand Sanitizer
-Socks

sometimes we have large donations of brand items, sometimes generic store brands, which is the least of importances, some can only donate $10 while others donate time, sometimes we get snacks and clothes donations and sometimes we get nothing.
No matter how large or small the help is we always make sure to evenly distribute when and where our community needs us. We take into consideration every individual that we meet at our distributions/events in hopes that we have impacted their day in a positive way, maybe their week, month or year.
We are truly powered by the community for the community, so please reach out to us with any resources, collaborations or interests.
We thank everyone who has ever donated to our mission, you make us have better days too 🙌🏽

Hello everyone, there are 2 volunteering options for this month:
April 20th in Lynwood
April 24th in Santa Ana

In an effort to continue our mission we would like to share a brief list of items that we collect and distribute accordingly THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.

Our team works solely on donations made by the community.

We collect these items all year long and try our best to distribute and feed the community at least once a month.

Feel free to message us for a drop off location near you.

We also welcome monetary donations (see our Highlights section) any amount helps.

For any additional information, questions, concerns, volunteering or collaborations message us 🙌🏽

Join us for our last event of the year! We will be doing outreach in Skidrow. We will be providing hygiene care packages, first aid items, and hot meals. We have a goal of reaching 150 unhoused individuals this Saturday, but we need your help. We are seeking donations and volunteers to achieve our goal. Please DM us for donation drop off or if you are interested in volunteering with us.

Friday we had to honor to bring a little Holiday cheer to a transitional housing unit with 70 families. We collaborated with and to bring burritos, household cleaning supplies, clothes, shoes, fresh produce, pantry items and Santa! We went a little further and got gifts for the children as well, which brought everyone to tears, happy grateful tears.
We are very blessed to have the people we have on our team to make these kind of events happen.
If you are interested in giving back to your community you can always message us.

Thursday we got a call from ANOTHER local elementary school who had 4 students who needed winter gear and a lunch pail. Your donations truly went a long way and we were able to provide coats, sweaters, beanies and a lunch pail for these kids. Seeing their faces light up when trying on the coats was amazing and truly brings us joy. Joy to have such a wonderful community that helps us give to one another. Thank you all so much.
Expressive 9 relies solely on donations from the community for the community ALL YEAR LONG.
For more information on upcoming events, to donate or volunteer message us!

A local elementary school reached out about 2 families that could benefit from our Dinner Baskets. In conversation we learned about their Coat and Sweater drive and we knew we needed to jump in and help. With only 3 days notice we were able to collect an abundance of items from our amazing donors. We were able to donate what they needed plus beanies, gloves, scarves, masks, hand sanitizers and more baskets.
During the event the team got to meet Santa along with other community leaders.
For more information on how to get involved in the community, volunteering opportunities or to donate message us!

Two of our local High Schools decided to start a community food drive with us to fulfill our Dinner Baskets. It was such a good turnout that we reached out to our extended community and were able to fill up the community pantry at a much needed apartment complex.
Thank you to from for pointing us in the right direction
For more information on how to donate or for volunteering information message us

The season of giving is here! We are continuing to provide for our community with dinner baskets this holiday season, but we need your help!

Our team will be putting together and distributing dinner baskets through the end of of the year. Please see the second slide for a list of items we are collecting. In addition, please let us know of any community members, who you know, that may benefit from one of our dinner baskets

With your help we are able to reach more families and we thank you for continuing to support our mission.

Our team was contacted by a local high school that our community needed help asap. We set up a quick food drive to start our Community Dinner Baskets. Within only 1 week notice we were able to meet the goal of 10 baskets going to 10 families. We cannot thank you enough for the food and monetary donations.
We will continue with our food drive while we assemble and distribute our baskets thru January 1st.
You can always message us for drop off information or if you or someone you know could use the help.

Welcome to our page!

Expressive9 is a family and friend community organization started in April 2012 by and in Lynwood, California. Our mission is driven by philanthropy, we are all for the community by the community. We are not yet a Non-Profit Organization but certainly are heading towards that direction. We strive to end homelessness in our community by collecting donations to prepare sack lunches and care packages and distribute them accordingly. We bring awareness to different causes that our community struggles with like Autism, TSC, heart disease, cancer and diabetes as well as working together with local officials and making our voices heard.
We support local small businesses and volunteer whenever and wherever the opportunity arises. In the past we have participated in raising funds for 5k charity walks with Step Forward Against TSC, Homewalk and National Tumor Association.
We have also volunteered with the

Our team works solely on donations made by the community.

We collect items all year long and try our best to distribute and feed the community at least once a month.

We are preparing for a care package and hot meal distribution with and we need your help reaching our goal of putting together 100 care packages and providing hot meals to the unhoused in Skid Row on October 1st. DM us for information regarding monetary donations or to coordinate dropping off donations.

It’s that time again! Join us Sunday, July 30 as we raise awareness about litter, plastic pollution and protecting our oceans. Cleaning supplies and a small orientation will be provided. We hope to see you all there ☀️🏖️

For more information on protecting our coastline visit https://healthebay.org/our-impact/ & https://la.surfrider.org/programs/beach-cleanups/

Distributing has been difficult for us this year, and with the Summer heat creeping in, we know our community needs us.
At the beginning of this year we received a generous donation of water and so we decided to share our donation with out friends at

This past Sunday, 3 of our volunteers successfully delivered the water and we are very thankful for them.

Together at least 100 people on skid row received quality drinking water but so much more is needed. If you would like to learn more about mission or for more information follow them on Instagram or visit www.waterdropla.org

*REMINDER baskets are still being offered until 12/31*

Everyone needs a little help from time to time. When you look around your neighborhood, is there someone you want to help put a smile on?
We want to help! Message us their information, we want to hear from you.
Our team will be putting together and distributing dinner baskets during the next few weeks, if you would like to help sponsor a basket or donate please DM us.
With your help we are able to reach more individuals and we thank you for continuing to support our mission.

Everyone needs a little help from time to time. When you look around your neighborhood, is there someone you want to help put a smile on?
We want to help! Message us their information, we want to hear from you.
Our team will be putting together and distributing dinner baskets during the next few weeks, if you would like to help sponsor a basket or donate please DM us.
With your help we are able to reach more individuals and we thank you for continuing to support our mission.

Sunday 9/25 we hosted our 2nd beach cleanup of 2022 (1 more to go!)
With only 6 members showing up, we were able to clean up a fair area of the beach and the results were very satisfying.
The top 3 items found: Cans, plastic bottles and plastic bottle caps
To learn more about how this data impacts everyone and why clean beaches are important, visit www.HealTheBay.org
Stay tuned for our next event