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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
  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 16,000 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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Iesha’s dad encouraged her to do what he couldn’t – and her sponsor helped her succeed

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/sponsored-students/iesha-story

Learning for Life support sees Melanie flourish

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/sponsored-students/learning-for-life-helps-melanie

Experience real life results, meet children on our programs & discover more Smith Family stories - Learning for Life support sees Melanie flourish

Mila

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/digital-learning-essentials/mila

Digital inequality is the new frontier of disadvantage. Help provide laptops, internet, tech support, and digital skills for Australian children living with poverty. Donate now.

Pathways, Engagement, Transitions: Initial post-school transitions among young people experiencing disadvantage

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/post-school-transitions-among-young-people-experiencing-disadvantage

Pathways, engagement and transitions: experience of early school leavers

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/experiences-of-early-school-leavers

Digital Poverty: The New Frontier of Disadvantage

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/conversations/tackling-digital-poverty

Ahead of Anti-Poverty Week, this conversation examines poverty in modern Australia and how digital poverty is hindering disadvantaged youth in education and employment.

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.

Digital Inclusion

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

Ensuring all students on our flagship Learning for Life educational support program are digitally included, is a key ambition of The Smith Family’s Five-Year Strategy.

Ep 1 - Left Behind

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/poverty-in-australia/podcast/episodes-with-transcript

Investing in kids’ potential should be nation’s goal

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2021/investing-in-kids-potential-should-be-nations-goal

My generation was fortunate enough to live in Australia at a time of unprecedented growth and rising living standards. The middle class was granted almost total freedom of opportunity. We would do better than our parents and our children would do better than us. This was the natural social order.

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