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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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- 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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Give monthly

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/donate/give/monthly/chance

Help change the story of young Australians. Join our monthly donor community to provide vital learning support and change their future. Donate today.

Education can end poverty

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

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

What is poverty?

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/poverty-in-australia/what-is

Find out what poverty in Australia looks like and how it can impact the education and future of more than 1.2 million children and young people.

Conversations with impact

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

A video series featuring The Smith Family CEO Doug Taylor, in conversation with members of The Smith Family Community.

Improving Young Australians' Literacy and Numeracy: The Catch-up Learning program

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/improving-young-australians-literacy-and-numeracy-the-catch-up-learning-program

The Smith Family piloted Catch-Up Learning, an online tutoring program, with qualified teachers providing one-on-one sessions in literacy and numeracy to financially disadvantaged students on The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. The tutoring occurred in the student’s home. Read Full Report

Christmas activities

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/get-involved/volunteer/christmas-activities-registration

Christmas activities today with The Smith Family to deliver gifts to those in need.

Ganima is sharing your gift with her family and community

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/lets-read-janeva

As a single mother of six, Ganima has tried to give her children all they need. Yet she didn’t know a lot about supporting a child’s learning in the early years. Then her youngest, Janeva, started showing a real interest in books. So Ganima was thrilled to take part in our Let’s Read program.

Contact us

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/about-us/contact

Contact The Smith Family and help to support disadvantaged children create a better future.

Single donation

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Your donations to The Smith Family help to ensure disadvantaged Australian children receive critical learning support. Learn more on how you can give.

Every day, poverty takes away Ella’s chance to learn.

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/winter

Stop poverty limiting opportunities for Australian children like Ella to make the most of their education and fulfil their potential. Donate before 30 June.

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