Children like Sarah need you now more than ever
10,740 children experiencing disadvantage need your help today so they don’t fall even further behind
National Reconcilliation Week 2020
The Smith Family is committed to promoting reconciliation across our organisation and sector.
Amy has almost nothing left to give. Do you?
Without the additional support she needs Amy’s life will never change. Please sponsor an Australian child today.
Education can end poverty
School principals share their experiences of how poverty affects a child’s education.
Committed to providing ongoing educational support
As we face the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19, the children and families we support remain at the heart of everything we do.
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Children like Sarah need you now more than ever -
National Reconcilliation Week 2020 -
Amy has almost nothing left to give. Do you? -
Education can end poverty -
Committed to providing ongoing educational support
The Problem
Today, there are more than 1.2m Australian children and young people living in poverty.
Disadvantaged students have significantly lower Year 12 completion rates.
Disadvantaged students are on average 2-3 years behind in reading and maths by the time they are 15 years old.
Making a difference
Last year, 206,836 disadvantaged children and their families received support through Smith Family programs.
Last year, we supported 49,735 Australian students through our Learning for Life sponsorships.
Last year, 96% of children in our student2student reading program improved their reading age.
