This Winter, 19,583 children need your support to keep up at school.

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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Get Involved
- 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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Our learning programs

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

Our learning programs help children experiencing disadvantage overcome barriers to learning. See how we build confidence, skills and brighter futures.

Leadership programs

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/mentoring/leadership

Learn about leadership programs & give back to the community with The Smith Family, supporting disadvantaged children create a better future.

Poverty’s impact on learning is often hidden.

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

Your tax-deductible donation today can stop poverty impacting a child’s learning, eroding their confidence and stealing their chance to build a better future.

How child sponsorship works

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/sponsor-a-child/how-child-sponsorship-works

Learn how child sponsorship helps students overcome financial barriers to education. Discover how your monthly support provides school essentials, mentoring, and practical tools to help a child succeed and thrive.

Community attitudes survey 2024

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/community-attitudes-survey-2024

Latest survey highlights impact of child poverty on education and shows overwhelming support to address it as a national priority

Community Attitudes Survey 2025

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/community-attitudes-survey-2025

The latest Community Attitude Survey results show that people are aware of child poverty in the community.

Dont forget young people at the Jobs Summit

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/dont-forget-young-people-at-the-jobs-summit

100 Years of The Smith Family

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/smith-family-centenary

From humble beginnings The Smith Family has been supporting Australians for 100 years

We can't fail another generation

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/we-cant-fail-another-generation

David Gonski's vision to ensure equality for all students, regardless of their background or socio-economic status, via school reforms is unrealised, but it's not too late to make the education system work for everyone.

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