This Winter, 19,583 children need your support to keep up at school.

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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Get Involved
- 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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Educators

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/educators

The Connection brings educators together to strengthen leadership practice and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Let's Count: building early numeracy skills

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/numeracy/lets-count

Children who start behind in maths often stay behind. The Smith Family Let’s Count program helps children build strong foundations in numeracy and prepare them for future learning.

The Smith Family in the news

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/in-the-news

As Australia’s largest children’s education charity, we’re often featured in the media. You can find out more about how we support young people, and our positions on issues affecting the students we support.

Corporate Social Responsibility

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/get-involved/corporate-partnerships/corporate-social-responsibility

Explore how your Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals can be achieved through an impactful partnership with The Smith Family. Join us to tackle educational inequality and drive positive social change in Australia.

Corporate partnerships

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

Become a sponsor

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/sponsor-a-child/meet

Hear first hand what it's like to sponsor a child with The Smith Family

Meet our Learning for Life staff

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

Experience real life results, meet children on our programs & discover more Smith Family stories - Meet our Learning for Life Staff

Meet the students taking part in our programs

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/children-on-programs

Experience real life results and discover more Smith Family stories – meet children on our programs

Meet our volunteers

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

Read firsthand stories from The Smith Family volunteers about their volunteer experience and why they choose to support education through volunteering.

Meet our sponsored students

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

Meet our sponsored students, experience real life results, meet children on our programs and discover more Smith Family stories.

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