Make a Difference Today
Join our mission to support, inform, and advocate for the Alopecia Areata community. Every contribution makes a meaningful impact.
Ways to Get Involved
Choose how you’d like to contribute to our community both as someone with Alopecia Areata, a close family member or friend, or as someone who wants to support this worthwhile cause.
Donate your Hair
Find out how to donate your hair to create wigs for those with Alopecia Areata.
Spread Awareness
Help us raise awareness by sharing information and personal experiences.
Volunteer with us
Join our team of dedicated volunteers supporting the Alopecia Areata community.
Business Partnerships & Sponsorships
Through your business’ sponsorship, we can help improve the lives of people living with Alopecia Areata together.
Fundraise
Organise fundraising for those who want to support individuals with Alopecia Areata.
Join a Trial
Help us find a cure by getting involved in clinical trials.
Community Impact
Together we’re making a real difference in the lives of those affected by Alopecia Areata.
10
Adventure Camps
Hosted and counting, since beginning in 2017.
70,000+
Ponytails
Received since the program started.
22+
Research Projects Funded
From the donations and support of the community.
Community Awareness Events
Awareness Events
AAAF Boldest Bald Morning Tea
Gather your friends, family and workmates to host a morning tea with fancy cups, sugar cubes and decorated cupcakes galore! Just set a date, invite your friends to bring a plate and make a donation.
You’ll have a great catch up together and can feel proud of the difference you’ll be making in the lives of others. Pick a place and spread the word about how everyone can join you and support Australia Alopecia Areata Foundation Inc.
You’ll have a great catch up together and can feel proud of the difference you’ll be making in the lives of others. Pick a place and spread the word about how everyone can join you and support Australia Alopecia Areata Foundation Inc.
Awareness Events
Crazy Hair Day
Whether you’re part of a kindergarten, primary, secondary, or university community, hosting a Crazy Hair Day is a great way to start conversations, promote inclusivity, and help fund vital research. Talk to teachers, the school council, club organisers or anyone else you need to get on board to make this a great day. They might want to know what Alopecia Areata is, why you’re hosting a Crazy Hair Day, and what they need to do to help. Encourage everyone to come with their wildest, most creative hairstyles, and collect gold coin donations to support Australians living with Alopecia Areata.
Awareness Events
Alopecia Areata Awareness Week
Alopecia Areata Awareness Week is held annually during the third week of November to shine a vital spotlight on a deeply misunderstood autoimmune condition that impacts roughly 2% of the population. This powerful week celebrates connection, courage, and community by breaking down social stigmas and raising funds for medical research and wig grants.
From community "Boldest Bald Morning Teas" to school "Crazy Hair Days," the initiative provides a safe, empowering space for individuals of all ages to share their hair loss journeys openly. By fostering national conversation and education, the week transforms vulnerability into collective strength, showing those living with the condition that they are never walking this path alone.
From community "Boldest Bald Morning Teas" to school "Crazy Hair Days," the initiative provides a safe, empowering space for individuals of all ages to share their hair loss journeys openly. By fostering national conversation and education, the week transforms vulnerability into collective strength, showing those living with the condition that they are never walking this path alone.
Peer and Mental Health Support Resources
I’m looking for Peer & Mental Health Support
Alopecia Areata… it’s life changing, but you are never alone. Here we’ve curated a collection of resources to make the more difficult days easier and have them occur less often. Many of our community members learn to love their Alopecia Areata. On this page find:
+ Mind body Mindfulness Practices,
+ Tips and advice for the bad days,
+ Community Support Networks,
+ Mental health support networks,
+ Mind body Mindfulness Practices,
+ Tips and advice for the bad days,
+ Community Support Networks,
+ Mental health support networks,
Get Involved
I’d like to get involved
Join our mission to support, educate, and advocate for the alopecia areata community. Every contribution makes a meaningful impact. Here you’ll find:
+ How to individually volunteer or become a corporate sponsor,
+ How to fundraise,
+ How to get involved in donating hair,
+ How to individually volunteer or become a corporate sponsor,
+ How to fundraise,
+ How to get involved in donating hair,
Donate
Make a Donation
Everything AAAF does is community funded. No government support, no corporate backing. If this community has helped you, or you want to help others find it, your donation goes directly to the work that matters: support, education, and research.
Our Stories
I was diagnosed at 15 and lost my hair almost completely four times. Finding the AAAF community gave me comfort, friends, love, laughter and support. That connection prompted me to volunteer at the Kids Camp as a young adult, then take on an official Support Ambassador role after informally helping the WA branch manager for years.
- Clara
Hayley used her AAAF sponsorship as a platform for community advocacy.
By wearing her AAAdventure Camp shirt at a school fete and a community movie event, she opened conversations about Alopecia with her dance community. It had the effect of giving others the confidence to be their true self, including some who also had Alopecia Areata.
By wearing her AAAdventure Camp shirt at a school fete and a community movie event, she opened conversations about Alopecia with her dance community. It had the effect of giving others the confidence to be their true self, including some who also had Alopecia Areata.
- Hayley
I was just 6 years old when I got Alopecia Universalis and lots all my hair in a short span of time. I was extremely lucky to be supported by everyone around me as I lost my hair. I was very fortunate that my dance teacher at the time was so kind, she was such an inspiration to me and I kept on dancing. Every year we hold a crazy hair day and it’s so much fun to see everyone with their crazy hair supporting not just me, but the whole Alopecia community!
- Abbie
