Right now 15,000 children are urgently waiting for sponsors.

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
  Providing holistic, long-term support for disadvantaged young Australians throughout their education.
- 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.
- Partnerships
  Learn how your organisation can partner with The Smith Family and help build a better future for Australian children in need.
- 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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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.

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.

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.

Celebrating Australia’s changemakers – the army of volunteers

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/celebrating-australias-changemakers-the-army-of-volunteers

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.

Contact us

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

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

Volunteers like Ann empower children to believe in themselves

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

Our volunteers make such an enormous difference! Each year, over 8,000 volunteers help us deliver our education support to children and families in need. Read more.

Marg thinks volunteering is an extraordinary experience

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

As a Corporate Responsibility Manager, Marg knows the importance of giving back. When she learned that she could volunteer to help disadvantaged students in Years 9 to 11 by becoming a mentor, she jumped at the chance. That was four years ago. And seeing the positive shifts in students keeps Marg coming back.

Thank you for making Christmas special for disadvantaged families

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/christmas-2016-thank-you

Our 2016 Christmas Appeal has raised $3.4 million to ensure disadvantaged students continue to have access to our vital learning programs throughout the year ahead.

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