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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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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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Careers

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Jobs, careers with The Smith Family

Generous volunteers make Christmas special

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/christmas-2018-thank-you

Thanks to over 2000 generous volunteers, last year we were able to deliver toys and books to 20,000 children before Christmas Day.

The Smith Family celebrates the outstanding contribution of its volunteers this National Volunteer Week

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2023/the-smith-family-celebrates-its-volunteers-this-national-volunteer-week

The Smith Family celebrates the unique contributions and diversity of its volunteers this National Volunteer Week

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2024/the-smith-family-celebrates-the-unique-contributions-and-diversity-of-its-volunteers

Celebrate National Volunteer Week with The Smith Family! Join us in honoring the remarkable contributions of our volunteers, whose dedication fuels our mission to support disadvantaged youth and expand our impact on education.

Thousands of volunteers helping kids out of disadvantage

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2015/110515-national-volunteer-week

Read our media releases: Thousands of volunteers helping kids out of disadvantage

Thousands of volunteers supporting education of children in need

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2016/060516-thousands-of-volunteers-supporting-education-of-children-in-need

Read our media releases: Thousands of volunteers supporting education of children in need

Smith Family volunteer shares in students success

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2014/290414-smith-family-volunteer-shares-in-students-success

Read our media releases: Smith Family volunteer shares in students success

Volunteers helping to transform the lives of children in need through education

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2018/volunteers-helping-to-transform-the-lives-of-children-in-need-through-education

It can take as little as an hour a week of someone’s time to help a child succeed at school – and for thousands of disadvantaged children across Australia, that little bit of time makes all the difference.

Volunteers needed to mentor disadvantaged students

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2017/311017-itrack-volunteer-mentors

Thousands of volunteers making a world of difference for children in need

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2019/national-volunteer-week-2019

This year marks 30 years of National Volunteer Week [20–26 May] and to celebrate, children’s education charity The Smith Family is acknowledging the world of difference its volunteers make on the lives of Australian children in need.

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