Become a Hygiene Champion

Make a difference and have fun doing it!

• Assemble your team and hit the ground running! Essentials First will provide everything you need to engage your community and build support for this cause. At the same time, you will be building your resume and invaluable professional skills like marketing, fundraising, outreach, and team leadership.

• Make a real difference in the lives of the thousands suffering locally from lack of hygiene access every day. All funds raised by teams go right back into the community.

• Compete with other teams and win cool prizes!

But WHY?

1 in 7 kids in Washington don’t have reliable access to hygiene essentials. That means at least 3 kids in the average classroom can’t count on having what they need at home for clean bodies, clothes, or dishes. Essentials First is a youth-founded and BIPOC-led 501(c)3 non-profit providing and advocating for essential hygiene access for anyone who needs it.

Community support directly improves day-to-day quality of life for refugee and immigrant, unhoused, elderly, low income, and other community members impacted by social and economic isolation, empowering dignity and strengthening our communities.