8,321 children need extra learning support this Christmas.

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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  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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  Participate in events and activities that support young Australians experiencing disadvantage.
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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.
- 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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Education opens the world to Mc Clay and her students

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/learning-for-life-staff/mcclays-story

Mc Clay joined The Smith Family as a Learning for Life Coordinator because she knows first-hand how education can change a life.

Abdelmasih grabs every opportunity to help him catch up

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/student2student-abdelmasih

Hope went from avoiding school to wanting to teach

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

Being singled out for living in poverty had taken a toll on Hope’s confidence. And it had made her disengage from her schooling. See how Hope overcame this.

Poverty and illness a tough juggling act for families

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

All single mum Carissa wanted was for her three children to have the same opportunities as other kids. Read how Smith Family Champions helped give them the opportunities they deserve.

Our Koorie Learning Club is bringing the community together

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/koorie-club

Through our Koorie Learning Club, younger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are getting homework help from senior students in their community.

Thanks to supporters like you, gymnast Emmanouela has broken through the digital divide

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

Thank you for giving Jemimah the power to be bold

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

Sedef sets big challenges for herself and rises to them

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

Sedef’s long-term plans are well and truly in action

Why iTrack made such a difference to Ahmad

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/itrack-ahmad

Thanks to sponsorship and The Smith Family's programs like iTrack, Ahmad was able to forge a path to university and a career in business.

iTrack helped Lochlan to set goals and achieve them

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs/itrack-lochlan

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