How to get involved in Wear Your Uggs Day
Donate to help families facing homelessness this winter
Homelessness can happen to anyone. And everyone can do something to help. A donation today can help someone escape homelessness.
Buy new ugg boots
During the month of May, 10% of sales from the Wear Your Uggs Day collection will provide ongoing support to people experiencing homelessness.
Wear Your Uggs Day 1 June
Wear your Ugg boots on the first day of winter and support Australians experiencing homelessness. Every pair of uggs sold that day will also see a pair donated to a person in need.
How your gift will help this Winter
Your gift goes much further than simply shoes in Winter.
Your generosity provides a connection to community and access to support services for children and families. Thank you for giving vulnerable people the best possible chance of enjoying long-term, lasting independence.
Thanks to your donations, together we’re making an important difference:
- 147,913 Australians helped last year on their journey towards independence*
- 23,755 people helped through 78 homelessness services across Australia*
*Mission Australia Annual Report (2021-22)
About Ugg Express and Wear Your Uggs Day
Australian-based and owned Ugg Express has crafted high-quality shoes and accessories in the finest sheepskin and leather products for over 30 years. While it’s mostly known for its wide range of ugg boots, slippers and rugs, Ugg Express has something that caters to everyone and every occasion with a range of other shoe styles such as sneakers, boots and sandals. Ugg Express offers shoes for every walk of life.
Wear Your Uggs Day was launched in 2021 and occurs every year on the first day of winter, the 1st of June. Previous years of Wear Your Uggs Day has seen hundreds of Aussies donning their ugg boots, helping raise thousands for charity and encouraging others to participate in the day by sharing on socials with the tags #WearYourUggsDay
The reality of homelessness in Australia
1 ABS (2022) Census of Population and Housing: Estimating Homelessness
2 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) Specialist homelessness services annual report 2021–22
The cost of homelessness is simply unacceptable in a country like ours, but we can all do something about it.
Your generosity can provide families who are doing it tough, things we take for granted; warm shoes for winter.
Our promise to you
Mission Australia has been helping people move towards independence, and our commitment to this vital work has never been stronger.
Thanks to your support, together we helped 149,096 people in 2023 by combatting homelessness, assisting disadvantaged families and children, addressing mental health issues, fighting substance dependencies, and much more.
In 2023, 91% of our income went straight back into delivering services that assisted vulnerable Australians.
We appreciate every donation we receive and ensure that each dollar goes where it is needed most.