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- 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
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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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  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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Pathways engagement and transitions: Young people's insights on navigating post-school pathways

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/young-peoples-insights-on-navigating-post-school-pathways

This fourth Pathways, Engagement and Transitions (PET) report shares the stories of six young people who were in Year 12 in 2020 and on The Smith Family’s long-term educational scholarship program, Learning for Life.

The Smith Family Pulse Survey

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/pulse-survey-2022-23

The latest Smith Family survey of families and reveals how cost of living increases are impacting of on the education of their children. Read the Full Survey Report.

Insights Snapshot COVID-19 Learning Experiences

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/insights-snapshot-covid-19-learning-experiences

The Smith Family has been seeking to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of the students and families we work with every day.

Catch Up Learning pilot results show boost for struggling students

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/catch-up-learning-pilot

An online tutoring pilot program developed by The Smith Family has achieved strong results for school students struggling with literacy and numeracy.

Insights Snapshot Emerging from COVID-19

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/insights-snapshot-emerging-from-covid-19

The Smith Family sees significant fallout from COVID-19 impacting Australia’s most vulnerable children and the ripple effect is having significant consequences.

the smith family pulse survey

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/pulse-survey

Learn how pandemic related 2020-21 lockdowns impacted children and their education. From The Smith Family Pulse Survey, Read Full Survey Report

Let's Count Revision 2022-2021

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/lets-count-revision-2022-2021

In 2020-2021, with the support the Ian Potter Foundation and Equity Trustees – James Raymond Hartley Charitable Trust, we embarked on a journey to review our early numeracy program, Let’s Count. Read Full Report

Lifting School Achievement through Attendance

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/attendance-lifts-achievement

This Smith Family report is the first Australian study to demonstrate the relationships between students’ school attendance, achievement in English or Maths, school completion and post-school work or study.

The Smith Family Pulse Survey

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/pulse-survey-may-2022

Learn how families and students are coping with the ongoing impact of COVID on their education. From The Smith Family Pulse Survey. Read the Full Survey Report.

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