Wear One, Share One
Chances are you've probably heard us use this phrase somewhere, at sometime. And that's for good reason, seeing as though it's a huge part of who we are as a business on a mission to help people experiencing homelessness.
Every item purchased from OutsideIn kickstarts our giving process where essential clothing is donated to someone experiencing homelessness. This is our Wear One, Share One model.
Wear One, Share One allows customers to donate brand-new clothing, specifically designed by us, every time they purchase.
One Product Purchased = One Person Helped
213,000+ Items Donated
To-date*, through our Wear One, Share One giving model, you have donated over 213,000 essential items to people experiencing homelessness across the world. This is all thanks to your continued support and we can't wait to watch this number grow in the years to come!
*As of April 2024
Our Purpose Pledge: 2 in 5
We take purpose seriously and we are committed to donating 2 million Giving Items to people experiencing homelessness over the next five years.
What Items Do You Donate?
We call the essential items you donate following your purchase 'Giving Items'.
Our in-house Fashion Team designs our unique Giving Items following feedback from our network of Giving Partners to ensure that each item meets the greatest clothing needs of those who receive them.
Our Giving Items are always brand-new and manufactured to the same high-quality standards as the OutsideIn products you would buy for yourself. Each Giving Item also comes with a positive message designed to encourage whoever receives it. We consider everything, including the fit, fabric, colour, and seasonal needs when designing these items, ensuring they provide dignity, comfort, and confidence for the person wearing it.
Just like the clothes you buy evolve and improve, we review our Giving Items regularly to ensure that they are always meeting the greatest needs and requests of the people they were created to help.
Distributing Your Donations
To ensure that every item that is donated following your purchase reaches the hands of those experiencing homelessness, we partner with a collection of charities and organisations to distribute these items. We call these our 'Giving Partners'.
Not only does each Giving Partner distribute the items donated by your purchases directly to those who need them most, but they provide critical feedback which informs the designs, quantities, and types of items needed to meet the greatest needs of those experiencing homelessness.
One Mission, Four Steps
Our mission to help people experiencing homelessness is brought to life in four simple steps.
These steps outline how our Wear One, Share One giving model works, right from your purchase to moment your donations reach the hands of those in need.
Purchase
Every time you shop at OutsideIn, you kickstart our Wear One, Share One giving process, meaning you donate essential clothing to someone experiencing homelessness with every product you purchase.
Pretty cool, right?
P.S. You can see what items are donated on each product page!
Allocate
Once your purchase is complete, we track the clothing items you’ve donated and allocate them among our trusted network of Giving Partners based on their individual needs.
You can read more about our Giving Partners and how we work with them below.
Distribute
Within 6-12 months of your purchase we package and prep all your donated items and deliver them to their allocated Giving Partner depending on their seasonal and individual needs.
This 6-12 month window ensures we can adequately supply our Giving Partners with the items they need and in the quantities that suit them best.
P.S. We always send a variety of sizes and colours in the items requested by our Giving Partners so that those who are receiving them get the dignity of choosing what they like best!
Impact
No matter what or how much you purchase, you play a vital role in our Wear One, Share One giving model and you help further our mission as a purpose-driven business to help people experiencing homelessness.
We simply couldn’t do what we do without you. So, from us and our network of Giving Partners, thank you for making our impact possible!
Read Our Impact Report
At the end of each year we compile a Giving Report which gives you an up-close look at all the impact you made possible every time you purchased from OutsideIn that year.
From the number of donations given to the places they went to and the people the helped, have a look at last year's Giving Report to find out how you made helping people experiencing homelessness possible!
Our Impact Dictionary
Wear One, Share One
Every item purchased from OutsideIn kickstarts our giving process where essential clothing is donated to someone experiencing homelessness. This is our Wear One, Share One model.
Wear One, Share One was created to allow customers to donate brand-new clothing, specifically designed by us, every time they purchase. Our network of charities and organisations that we call 'Giving Partners' ensures the most highly requested items reach those who need them the most.
One Product Purchased = One Person Helped
Giving Partners
As a purpose-driven business, we partner with a collection of charities and organisations to distribute the items donated through our ‘Wear One, Share One’ giving model. We call these our “Giving Partners”.
Not only does each Giving Partner distribute the items donated by your purchases directly to those who need them most, but they provide critical feedback which informs the designs, quantities, and types of items needed to meet the greatest needs of those experiencing homelessness.
With the support of our Giving Partner network, over 213,000* items of essential clothing have been given to people in need.
*As of April 2024
Giving Items
Our Giving Items are the essential clothing items our customers donate to someone experiencing homelessness following their purchase.
Our in-house Fashion Team designs our unique Giving Items following feedback from our network of Giving Partners to ensure that each item meets the greatest clothing needs of those who receive them.
Our Giving Items are always brand-new and manufactured to the same high-quality standards as the OutsideIn products you would buy for yourself. Each Giving Item also comes with a positive message designed to encourage whoever receives it. We consider everything, including the fit, fabric, colour, and seasonal needs when designing these items, ensuring they provide dignity, comfort, and confidence for the person wearing it.
Once you have purchased your OutsideIn items (Wear One), we work on delivering each Giving Item to our various Giving Partners (Share One).
Our Social Impact Team carefully and intentionally allocates these Giving Items to our Giving Partners depending on their individual needs, while our Operations Team packs and distributes every single donated item, ensuring they get from our warehouse to our Giving Partners safely.
Just like the clothes you buy evolve and improve, we review our Giving Items regularly to ensure that they are always meeting the greatest needs and requests of the people they were created to help.
Experiencing Homelessness
Instead of labelling someone as 'homeless', we say that they are experiencing homelessness. This language is important to us because it means challenges us not to define someone by their situation but rather to see it as just that - a situation.
Purpose-Driven
We use the term 'purpose-driven' a lot because, well, we are! Our purpose, helping people experiencing homelessness, is at the heart of everything we do and the driving force behind our business.
Who We Are in 10 Seconds
We are a business on a mission to help people experiencing homelessness.
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