Friends For Life Campaign
Friends play an especially important role in keeping one another safe. Campaign messages are designed to inform and educate people about what illicit fentanyl is and to give people specific action to take to help keep themselves and their loved ones safe.
Our queer elders, parents and young adults already support each other in many ways; and, with these education workshops, we can all learn more about what is out there and how we can keep each other safe—for Life!
The resources on this page are here for the use of community members that have been trained to spread awareness in the community. Access to the forms and spreadsheets is for those that have gone through the training, though anyone can access the resources provided below which have content specific to the LGBTQIA+ community.
The Friends for Life illegal Fentanyl use and opioid prevention campaign is a partnership between the Bellingham Queer Collective and the Washington Health authority to raise awareness about these topics in the LGBTQIA+ community, specifically among young adults and the trusted adults that support them. Everyone deserves to be safe and know how to keep the people they care about safe too. The Friends for Life Campaign informs people about:
What illegal fentanyl is and how it’s affecting Washington state
Ways to help young adults avoid opioids like fentanyl
Strategies to spot and respond to an opioid overdose
How to get and use naloxone (Narcan)
Volunteers Needed!
Once again, the BQC is partnering with the Washington Health Authority to keep queer and BIPOC communities informed about how to prevent opioid overdoses due to illicit fentanyl circulating in our state. We will support the Washington State Friends for Life campaign by providing training, workshops, and outreach to the queer community and allies from March - May.
We are seeking volunteers to help us deliver these messages to our community. If you would like to volunteer to table at a health fair, co-facilitate a community presentation to an area PFLAG chapter or young adults in one of the local colleges or universities, or facilitate an event to a part of the community that is important to you, please register for the Train the Trainer/Tabler event using the QR code in the above graphic or click here. If you were trained last year and want to participate, sign up for tabling opportunities in the Point volunteer platform. Since the event is during dinner time, a pizza supper will be provided to participants.
Upcoming Workshops and Outreach Events
Sunday, April 19, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Train the Trainer/Tabler Event at the BQC Center (310 W. Champion St). Registration is open now.Wednesday, April 22, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Facts about Fentanyl for Parents and Trusted Elders of Queer and BIPOC Young Adults at the BQC Center (310 W. Champion St). Learn more.Saturday, May 16 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
East Whatcom Health Fair Tabling (8215 Kendall Road, Maple Falls)Sunday, May 30, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Whatcom Youth Pride Tabling Bellingham High School Parking Lot (2020 Cornwall Ave).
