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- 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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- Ways to fundraise
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  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.
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  We aim to provide a working environment where staff and volunteers have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.
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  Learn about VIEW, a leading women’s volunteer organisation and support network with over 13,000 members, across Australia.
Ways to Give
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  Through child sponsorship, you will be matched to an Australian child in need, helping to support the cost of their school essentials.
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  Ensure that future generations of Australian children have the support they need to make the most of their education.
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  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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Beryl's volunteering experience has been fulfilling

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/beryls-story

After 21 amazing years as one of our volunteers, Beryl has decided to retire. Over the decades she has helped to transform the lives of countless students. Read more.

A special thank you to our volunteers

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/thank-you-to-vols-2017

Bridging the Digital Divide

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/sponsored-students/digital-divide-2021

In this video, The Smith Family's Head of Policy and Programs, Wendy Field, talks about the Digital Divide and how it is impacting on disadvantaged children, young people and their families.

Today’s students are imagining the world of tomorrow

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/sponsored-students/art-writing-2019

Creative thinking is fundamental for most careers. So we helped students fire up their imaginations through our Creative Showcase. Take a look – their entries will warm your heart!

My brother and I were big fans of superheroes. When Spiderman 1 came out, my mum said to us, ‘Do you want to eat or do you want to watch Spiderman?’ We couldn’t afford both. Read more.

Roghayeh is now a budding human rights lawyer

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/sponsored-students/roghayehs-story

Having a Smith Family sponsor meant Roghayeh had the opportunities she desperately needed to pursue her goals.

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