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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
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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.
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  Through child sponsorship, you will be matched to an Australian child in need, helping to support the cost of their school essentials.
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  Become a monthly donor and provide continual support throughout all stages of a child’s education.
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  Through your philanthropy, you can ensure that young Australians impacted by poverty get the education that all children deserve.
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  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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Why Anna and Kathy volunteer at Learning Club

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/anna-and-kathys-story

Anna and Kathy are devoted Learning Club volunteers and VIEW Club members

Volunteers like Jenny make a lasting impact

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/jennys-story

Volunteers like Jenny create life-long change. See how Jenny’s contributions have been recognised in big ways - and have lasting impacts on our students.

Logan volunteers to close the gap for children in need

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/logan

When children start school already behind, they may never catch up. Read more about how Logan volunteers to deliver two of our early learning programs.

Celebrating our Volunteers

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/conversations/celebrating-our-volunteers

In National Volunteers Week we celebrate our 5,200 volunteers, who in the past year alone donated more than 116,000 hours of service, with an estimated equivalent value of $3.7 million.

The Future of Volunteering: Changes and Opportunities

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/conversations/the-future-of-volunteering

Volunteers play a vital role in shaping our communities, yet volunteering rates in Australia are in decline.

Contact us

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/about-us/contact

Contact The Smith Family and help to support disadvantaged children create a better future.

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.

Volunteer with The Smith Family

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/get-involved/volunteer

Find out about jobs and careers with The Smith Family, and current available positions.

Learning Club

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/get-involved/volunteer/learning-club

Volunteer your time at a Learning Club to help students with homework, literacy and more. It’s a simple way to make a meaningful impact every week.

Volunteer in New South Wales

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/get-involved/volunteer/nsw

The Smith Family team in Sydney and across NSW welcomes applications to volunteer from all people who want to make a difference, regardless of education, background, or skill sets.

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