We need to provide learning support for 18,922 children by 30 June.

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 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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Student Profile

The Student Profile is a yearly update for your child’s sponsor/s. Your Sponsor is an anonymous individual who cares about your child’s education. They love to hear about their progress at school and interests.

Student Profiles are sent to all Learning for Life students in April each year. Please keep an eye out for the blue envelope in your mailbox.

When you receive the Student Profile/s please:

1.Check the name at the top to make sure each child completes the right one
2.Find a blue/ black pen to write with- please don’t use a pencil or texta
3.Answer all of the questions on both sides of the Student Profile

Once the Student Profile has been completed, please:

- return using the reply paid envelope provided (If you choose to post, only include the Student Profile/s in the envelope)

- upload to My Smith Family (If you choose to upload, please watch this video first)

Do you need another Student Profile ?

If you need a new Student Profile, please email scholarshipsupport@thesmithfamily.com.au to let us know. Please include your full name, your child’s name and your address, so we can post you another.

FAQs

What information can we share in the Student Profile?

My child is unable to complete their own Student Profile. What should I do?

How can I submit the Student Profile/s?

Tips to upload your Student Profile to My Smith Family

When do I have to return the Student Profile/s by?

When will I receive my Scholarship payment/s?

I have lost the Student Profile/s. What should I do?

I sent the Student Profile/s in recently. Have you received them?

One of my child’s Student Profile/s has been accepted but the other is still outstanding. I sent them in the same envelope.

I received an email that said the Student Profile was unable to be accepted/ The Student Profile in My Smith Family says ‘Action required’. What does this mean?