Research and Publications - The Smith Family
How access to education and learning opportunities impact on levels of disadvantage
One of our organisation's guiding principles is to be evidence-based. With research the foundation stone for all our programs, we can ensure we are responding effectively to the needs of disadvantaged Australian families.
New publications Opening doors: the role of sponsorship in addressing disadvantage This report looks at the role of financial assistance in breaking the cycle of disadvantage for Australian children, using the example of a sponsorship model that works to help these individuals remove the many barriers they face. |  |
More publications, research and useful website links Research is essential to enable us to evaluate the effectiveness of our programs, to measure the impact of our programs and also ensure that the investment of our supporters is used in the best possible way. Disdvantaged Kids reports > Indigenous Children reports |  |
The Smith Family Snapshot Reports |  |
Home-to-school transitions for financially disadvantaged children This report seeks to identify the factors that facilitate or impede the school transitions of Australian children from financially disadvantaged families. Home to School Transition full page report |  |
Presentations and submissions The Smith Family actively contributes to policy debates and social justice issues in the education, non-profit, community and public sectors. Staff presentations and submissions by The Smith Family are available for download here, their dissemination is encouraged |  |
85th Birthday Report Series To celebrate our 85th Birthday we commissioned a series of special reports. Each of these reports goes to the essence of what the contemporary Smith Family is, and mark the distinguishing features of our organisation. |  |