3,595 children urgently need support before they head back to 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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- 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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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.

Meet Judy Barraclough, Acting CEO at The Smith Family

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/meet-judy-barraclough

Our Acting CEO lets you in on her unconventional start with The Smith Family and ensuring every cent of sponsorship goes as far as possible for our students.

Our commitment to using evidence to affect outcomes must be unflinching

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/our-commitment-to-using-evidence-to-affect-outcomes-must-be-unflinching

Building capability to measure outcomes can only help in creating change, Read More...

Is mobilising and listening to community a diminishing superpower

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/is-mobilising-and-listening-to-community-a-diminishing-superpower

Meeting the challenges of community engagement in a changing world is difficult, but vitally important, writes Doug Taylor, in the second in a four-part series written to coincide with The Smith Family’s centenary. Read more...

My first 500 Zoom calls

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/my-first-500-zoom-calls

The new CEO of The Smith Family, Doug Taylor, reflects on his first three months in the job and how COVID has changed his approach to leadership. Read more...

Supporting whole families for a flying start at school

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

Susan has dedicated her life to educational equality, she’s now mentoring others to empower families to thrive.

Learning for Life Coordinators Guiding the Way

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

Why 'being there' is so important

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

Karina is a Learning for Life Coordinator who supports children and families to become more independent.

Meet Kimberley, Learning for Life Coordinator

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

A key part of sponsorship is support from a Learning for Life Coordinator. We’d love you to meet Kimberley, who is so proud of the wonderful students she is able to support through this role.

Helping disadvantaged students to succeed is more than a job for Sereena

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/learning-for-life-staff/lfl-coordinator-sereena

Even the toughest challenges become easier with the right support. That’s why our Learning for Life Coordinators are on the ground in disadvantaged schools and communities where students need help most, and Learning for Life Coordinator, Sereena loves being with students over the long term.

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