14,012 children urgently need your support before 30 June.

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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Now is the time to tackle child poverty as a national priority

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

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...

New Ways of Thinking About Volunteering

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

Frontline worker speaks out for older carers

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

Your support fills the gaps so students can flourish

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

Our Learning for Life Coordinators get to know the students and families, and their needs. Watch Trish see first hand how your support helps.

Did you know your sponsorship can make a difference for generations to come? Christine is watching it happen.

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

Learning for Life Coordinators Guiding the Way

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

Budding entrepreneurs dream big, beyond their backyard

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

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