Sponsorship will give Amy the support she needs
With additional support children like Amy can catch up and keep up at school. Please sponsor an Australian child today.
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
Hear how education can help end poverty
School principals share their experiences of how poverty affects a child’s education.
Find out how you can give through your workplace
Making small, regular donations each payday is an easy way for you to help us change the lives of young Australians experiencing poverty.
Providing ongoing support during COVID-19
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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Sponsorship will give Amy the support she needs -
Children like Sarah need you now more than ever -
Hear how education can help end poverty -
Find out how you can give through your workplace -
Providing ongoing support during COVID-19
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.
