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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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  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.
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  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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George Williams: When the Cost of University Is Poverty

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/conversations/when-the-cost-of-university-is-poverty

Distinguished Professor and Vice-Chancellor George Williams AO joins us to talk about the financial pressures forcing too many university students to skip meals and sleep in cars.

The Smith Family Pulse Survey 2025

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/pulse-survey-2025

Cost-of-living continues to price young people out of education as families struggle to afford school essentials

Improving Young Australians' Literacy and Numeracy: The Catch-up Learning program

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/improving-young-australians-literacy-and-numeracy-the-catch-up-learning-program

The Smith Family piloted Catch-Up Learning, an online tutoring program, with qualified teachers providing one-on-one sessions in literacy and numeracy to financially disadvantaged students on The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. The tutoring occurred in the student’s home. Read Full Report

Volunteer in South Australia

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

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

Volunteer in Queensland

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

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

Volunteer in the NT

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

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

Volunteer in ACT

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

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

Thank you

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

Thank you for submitting your application to The Smith family. We are delighted to have your support.

Volunteer in Western Australia

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

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

Christmas activities

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

Christmas activities today with The Smith Family to deliver gifts to those in need.

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