Helping People Period
Teal Bag Program
We need your help to provide menstrual supplies to neighbors in need
The Teal Bag Program supplies tampons, pads, and other menstrual products to any person in Whatcom County.
1 in 4 individuals can’t afford menstrual products in a year and the price of poor menstrual hygiene can be devastating for people who are homeless or low-income.
Our goal
- Raise awareness
- De-stigmatize periods and the use of menstrual products
- Raise $1,000 for this important community program
Your gifts help your neighbors
Every penny helps! Thank you to everyone who is supporting our goal and helping us provide free menstrual supplies. With your donations, we will distribute about 50 bags per month in Whatcom County. Bags are readily available for anyone in need regardless of gender identity, socioeconomic status, or housing situation.
Opportunity Council’s “Teal Bag Program” supplies tampons, pads, and other menstrual products to any person in Whatcom County.
Everyone! Bags are readily available for anyone in need regardless of gender identity, socioeconomic status, or housing situation.
Each Teal Bag provides 2 to 3 days’ worth of menstrual products:
- 6 tampons
- 6 pads
- Wipes (per request)
Teal Bags can be accessed at 1111 Cornwall Avenue in Bellingham, East Whatcom Regional Resource Center in Kendall, 22 North, Dorothy Place, and Maple Alley Inn during mealtimes.
- It’s the color of the bag!
- The terms “period” and “menstruation” make many folks feel discomfort, so it might be easier to request a “Teal Bag.”
