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National Volunteer Week a chance to celebrate the role of volunteers in connecting communities
This National Volunteer Week [19-25 May], children’s education charity The Smith Family is celebrating the role of volunteers in strengthening local communities, while helping to improve the lives of students experiencing disadvantage through education.
New Smith Family Report: Urgent need to support young people experiencing disadvantage to navigate career pathways
As Australia looks to the next generation to fill key workforce shortages and drive productivity, a new report from The Smith Family reveals that many young people experiencing disadvantage are struggling to establish career pathways in the years after finishing school.
Tackling childhood poverty should be a ‘top national priority’, say four out of five survey respondents
Discover how The Smith Family's Winter Appeal aims to address educational inequality and support disadvantaged students. Learn about the latest survey findings and how you can help.
Heather and Rod’s gift for disadvantaged young Australians
Heather and Rod immigrated to Australia in the 1980s after living and working all over the world. A shared belief in The Smith Family’s mission to provide long-term educational support to young Australians in need motivated them to become Learning for Life sponsors and also leave a gift in their Will to support many more disadvantaged students. Watch their story.
Digital inequality is the new frontier of educational disadvantage this anti-poverty week
National education charity The Smith Family is shining a light this Anti-Poverty Week on the deepening digital divide that is holding many students back from making the most of their education, as part of a wider push to end child poverty. Access to an appropriate digital device is crucial for a child’s success at school. However, students experiencing disadvantage often cannot afford such items, limiting their participation in education and employment opportunities.
The Smith Family launches new five year strategy
The Smith Family has today launched an ambitious new five-year strategy with a goal to make a bigger difference to the lives of the children and families it supports.
Five key things to help children in need get back to school in 2022
The Smith Family launches its 2022 Back to School Appeal, calling for extra support to help thousands of young Australians in need re-engage with their education in the wake of COVID-19.
New study gives young people a voice on what they need to succeed post-school
A new and ongoing study by The Smith Family is providing direct insights from hundreds of young people experiencing disadvantage on their post-school pathways
A crucial Christmas to make a difference: The Smith Family urges Australians to dig deep to help thousands of students experiencing poverty to catch up and keep up at school in 2021
The Smith Family is calling on Australians to band together this Christmas to ensure that thousands of students living in disadvantage can return to their learning in 2021
Landmark study reveals entrenched inequality, with the education system failing to meet national goals
Australia’s education system is failing up to one in three children and young people, according to the first major study to assess progress against our current national education goals.
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