There are still 4,532 Australian children who need extra learning support by this Christmas.

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- 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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  Through your philanthropy, you can ensure that young Australians impacted by poverty get the education that all children deserve.
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  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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Bankstown Communities for Children Facilitating Partner

The Smith Family has been the Facilitating Partner for the Australian Government’s Bankstown Region Communities for Children Facilitating Partner (CfCFP) since 2011. We facilitate the delivery of a range of services designed to improve outcomes for children from 0 to 12 years old and their families within the local community. By taking a place-based and 'whole of community' approach, Bankstown CfCFP aims to help build a strong community that is inclusive and supportive of all families living in Bankstown Local Government Area.

The Bankstown CfCFP initiative operates within the suburbs of Bankstown, Punchbowl, Yagoona, Condell Park, Greenacre, Chullora, Mount Lewis, Birrong, Bass Hill, Sefton, Regents Park, Potts Hill, Villawood, Chester Hill, Georges Hall, Landsowne, Milperra, Panania, East Hills, Padstow, Padstow Heights, Revesby, Revesby Heights and Picnic Point.

Group of kids learning through a card game in Bankstown

Bankstown CfC Vision

Bankstown – the community of choice where families are supported in raising happy, healthy resilient children with promising futures.

The Community Strategic Plan for Bankstown CfC FP provides the roadmap for the development and implementation of the initiative for the period 2022-2026.

Strategic Priorities:

Resilient and diverse - Focusing on safety, belonging and respectful relationships at home, across generations, faiths, cultures, genders and ages. Supporting connection to culture and community participation for positive mental and physical health.
Thriving through continuous learning - Investing in parents as children’s first teachers, including access to early learning and developmental support for positive school transitions. Lifelong learning and participation from birth, with particular focus among children 0-12 (and may include up to age 18) and their families.
Connecting and collaborating – Community members, leaders and services partner together to create a strong, child friendly city. Networks are expanded, increasing opportunities for community members to meet their own needs and to serve others.

Contact us

Marouf Hafda
Project Manager Communities for Children, Bankstown

Phone: 02 8935 685 1 M: 0449 601 657
Fax: 02 9708 0990
Email: Marouf.Hafda@thesmithfamily.com.au

Address:
Suite 2, Level 2
402-410 Chapel Road
Bankstown, NSW 2200
PO Box 3552, Bankstown Square, NSW 2200
Bankstown, NSW 2200

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