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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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  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
- 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.
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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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‘I’m not going to sugar coat it’: meet 2021’s most resilient school leavers

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/the-saturday-paper

iTrack students to plan their career paths

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/itrack-molly-lara-bliss

Through our iTrack program, students in Years 9 to 11 are given the chance to explore more options for the future and make a plan. It’s guidance they desperately need but often can’t get at home.

Indigenous Youth Leadership Program helps Freeda finish Year 12

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/iylp-freeda

Experience real life results & discover more Smith Family stories - Indigenous Youth Leadership Program helps Freeda finish Year 12

Our digital trial makes reading more fun for young students

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/s2s-digital-story

The way students learn is changing. Today’s kids are reading e-books and using online libraries. The digital world is bringing opportunities which make learning even more fun.

Creative students take on a sustainability challenge

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/smarts-art-project

Students taking part in SmArts can be inspired and mentored by professionals in the arts industry.

Thank you for helping Audrina find her voice

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/audrinas-story

Melita is filled with hope knowing she is part of a village that gives her daughter Audrina the same opportunity as other students to achieve her best

The gift that keeps on giving

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/donate/give/bequests/marks-story

Mark’s story is the perfect example of the powerful impact of leaving a Bequest in your Will to The Smith Family – and shows just how educational support can break the cycle of poverty.

Education can end poverty

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/education/principals-voice-new

It is possible to bridge the gap for children living in poverty, giving them the opportunity to break the cycle of disadvantage.

Digital Poverty: The New Frontier of Disadvantage

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/conversations/tackling-digital-poverty

Ahead of Anti-Poverty Week, this conversation examines poverty in modern Australia and how digital poverty is hindering disadvantaged youth in education and employment.

Education Support Changed My Life: James’s Story

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/conversations/education-support-changed-my-life

With a powerful message for Anti-Poverty Week, James Manton, an alumni of our Learning for Life program, shares his deeply personal story of growing up in disadvantage, the impact it had on his education and how the right support at the right time helped him turn his life around.

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