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We can't 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
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 Centenary Champions
At The Smith Family, we’re delighted to have Wendy Harmer and Today’s Brooke Boney on board as Centenary Champions, to help us celebrate a century of creating better futures for children in need.
Celebrating Australia’s changemakers – the army of volunteers
The Smith Family - 100 years social history
The year of 2022 marks the milestone of one hundred years for The Smith Family. In our centenary year, we look back at what we’ve achieved for Australians living with financial disadvantage and look ahead toward our ongoing work with families and our community partners to improve educational outcomes for children in need.
In wealthy Australia, child poverty holds back success at school
Now is the time to tackle child poverty as a national priority
We need a comprehensive national framework for reducing child poverty, writes Doug Taylor, who reflects on the impact poverty has on children’s educational outcomes. Read more...
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
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...
New Ways of Thinking About Volunteering
Volunteering has been a feature of our history at The Smith Family, ever since our organisation began in the 1920s. Back then, most of our family relief work was done by members and volunteers, and while our present-day focus has shifted to education support for children experiencing disadvantage, volunteers continue to be a critical enabler of our work.
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