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Our Programs
- Literacy programs
  Providing resources and support to help children living with disadvantage achieve the required reading standard.
- Technology programs
  Providing children and young people living with disadvantage with the critical skills, access, and equipment they need.
- Numeracy programs
  We support early years educators and community professionals in building foundational math skills in children under their care.
- Learning for Life
  Learning for Life is an innovative, evidence-based program that supports students throughout their education to achieve positive long-term outcomes for young people experiencing disadvantage.
- Mentoring programs
  Mentoring programs for students living with disadvantage that provide the encouragement they need to build aspirations for their future.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs
  Our work engages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in learning through education, life skills and role models, promoting culturally responsive practice.
Our learning support and mentoring programs in 90 Australian communities directly help children in need achieve their goals through education.
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Get Involved
- Ways to fundraise
  Learn about fundraising and give back to the community with The Smith Family.
- Volunteer with us
  Share your skills to help Australian children in need transform their lives through education.
- Corporate partnerships
  Corporate partnerships give young Australians in need the chance to change their futures through educational support. Discover how you can join forces with The Smith Family to create a mutually-beneficial, impactful partnership.
- Careers
  We aim to provide a working environment where staff and volunteers have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.
- Events
  Participate in events and activities that support young Australians experiencing disadvantage.
- VIEW Clubs of Australia
  Learn about VIEW, a leading women’s volunteer organisation and support network with over 13,000 members, across Australia.
Ways to Give
- Sponsor a child
  Through child sponsorship, you will be matched to an Australian child in need, helping to support the cost of their school essentials.
- A gift in your will
  Ensure that future generations of Australian children have the support they need to make the most of their education.
- Monthly donation
  Become a monthly donor and provide continual support throughout all stages of a child's education.
- Philanthropic giving
  Through your philanthropy, you can ensure that young Australians impacted by poverty get the education that all children deserve.
- Single donation
  Your donation will help young Australians in need by providing access to our Learning for Life education support programs.
- Workplace giving
  Making small, regular donations to The Smith Family through Workplace Giving is an easy way to help change the lives of young Australians living in poverty.
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Tech Packs

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/previous/tech-packs

Discover how technology programs like Tech Packs improves the lives of disadvantaged Australian children.

Let's Read

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/literacy/lets-read

Learn how The Smith Family's lets read program continues to improve the lives of disadvantaged children.

The Connection

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/educators/the-connection

The Connection is a collaborative initiative that brings together education leaders from schools and early years services to tackle inequity and strengthen outcomes for children, families and young people in rural and challenged communities.

Our Workplace Giving program

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/donate/give/workplace-giving

Learn how The Smith Family's award-winning Workplace Giving program empowers employers and employees to make a difference. Join us in supporting the education of young Australians in need today!

Toy and book appeal

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/donate/give/toy-and-book-appeal

The Toy & Book Appeal is your opportunity to help bring a smile to a child's face this Christmas.

Workplace Giving enquiry sent

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/donate/give/workplace-giving/thank-you

Clothing bins

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/donate/give/clothing/bins

Effective January 2020 The Smith Family no longer operate in clothing recycling and will be unable to receive clothing donations.

Celebrating The Smith Family centenary

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/about-us/our-story/timeline

On Christmas eve 1922, five businessmen walked into a Sydney orphanage carrying armfuls of toys and sweets.

Meet the people who made The Smith Family

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/about-us/our-story/centenary-video

It’s incredible to look back over 100 years of The Smith Family’s work helping to improve the lives of young Australians in need – from our early days providing emergency support for families to our modern-day focus on education.

Big dreams, big futures

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/about-us/our-story/timeline/big-dreams-big-futures

As we look ahead to the future, we want even more children to have the opportunity to dream big and unlock their full potential.

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