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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- 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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A spark of hope

Students on programs

01 November 2022

Seeing a spark of hope in a child’s eyes. Hearing the passion in their voices when they talk of a brighter future. It's a truly wonderful thing.

Your support has helped many Australian children and young people to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty. It's also given them hope for a brighter future.

Watch our heart-warming video of thanks from some of the children we support.

Here is what the kids who have been supported by The Smith Family have to say:
Phoebe:
When I grow up I want to be a psychologist because I like to help people.

Bobby:
Having that that hope is what pushes myself and my siblings to continue to Achieve, and achieve every day. It's those simple things like a backpack, school uniform etc. It's unbelievable what a proper pair of shoes does for the individual.

Talyah:
I'm in the Learning for Life program. I like writing because I can make up stories sometimes and that's fun.

Matthew:
When I leave school I'd like to attend University and be something in the medical area

Kaythlyn, Isabella, Declan:
Thank you so much to The Smith Family for your ongoing support

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