Become a Partner in the Fight for Essentials!

Help end hygiene poverty in your community, become a partner in the fight for essentials!

Why us?

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. Our programs serve more than 15,000 individuals annually, providing hygiene supplies and other essential resources free of charge from four locations around the Puget Sound Region.

Why now?

Your 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.

  1. You can’t buy soap with an EBT card. Hygiene essentials like soap, shampoo, dish & laundry detergents, and menstrual supplies can’t be bought with SNAP/EBT, WIC, etc.

  2. Hygiene insecurity mirrors food insecurity. 1 in 7 children in WA State don’t have reliable hygiene access. That’s 3+ kids in every classroom that can’t count on clean bodies, clothes, or dishes.

  3. Hygiene equity connects to everything. Lack of hygiene access and connected stigmas profoundly impact both physical and mental health, continuity of housing and employment, attendance and participation in school.

Sponsorship Levels & Direct Impact

• Brand Recognition: Align your company with a mission-driven initiative.

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Engagement: Strengthen community

involvement and social responsibility goals.

• Employee Volunteerism: Foster team building and morale through structured corporate

volunteer opportunities.

Platinum Sponsorship – $25,000

Impact: Provides hygiene kits for 5,000 families.

Benefits:

• Clickable corporate logo on Essentials First’s website, linking to your business.

• Premier recognition in all public relations and media outreach.

• Exclusive feature in Essentials First’s annual impact report.

• Two dedicated social media features reaching more than 10,000 people.

• Corporate volunteer day opportunity for employee engagement.

Gold Sponsorship – $10,000

Impact: Funds food assistance for 2,000 individuals.

Benefits:

• Clickable corporate logo on Essentials First’s website, linking to your business.

• Business name and logo featured on the donor appreciation page.

• One dedicated social media feature reaching more than 10,000 people.

• Recognition in the donor newsletter distributed to more than 5,000 community members.

Silver Sponsorship – $5,000

Impact: Supports the distribution of 500 hygiene kits and outreach programs.

Benefits:

• Business name listed on the donor appreciation page.

• Quarterly newsletter mentions for ongoing recognition.

Bronze Sponsorship – $1,000

Impact: Covers the cost of 100 hygiene kits for those in need.

Benefits:

• Name included in the donor appreciation list.

Corporate Benefits

• Brand Visibility: Position your company as a community leader.

• Employee Engagement: Corporate volunteer opportunities to build team morale.

• CSR Alignment: Meet social responsibility goals with measurable community impact.