Right now 12,116 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
  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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- 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
  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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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

Watch our volunteers spread joy

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/christmas-2019-thank-you

For Christmas 2019, we delivered over 26,000 toy and book packs to our families, bringing joy to children in need. Read more.

The Smith Family has proudly joined the Coalition of Support for the National Strategy for Volunteering to help make volunteering the heart of Australian communities

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/national-volunteer-strategy

Watch our volunteers share Christmas with 30,000 children

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/christmas-2022-thank-you

In December, our inspirational supporters and volunteers helped us share Christmas with 30,000 children through our Toy and Book Delivery Day.

100 years of volunteers and more

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/100-years-of-volunteering-and-more

Lauren Stocker, our National Volunteer Manager, provides an overview of our new Five-Year Strategy, how it draws on our rich history of 100 years of volunteers and how you can help us strengthen our impact into the future.

Volunteer Spotlight! Meet Christine

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

Christine shares what volunteering means to her

Innovation team discovers the simple joys of volunteering

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

See what happened when Nick’s high-tech team swapped app design for a day helping us pack Christmas presents and books for disadvantaged families.

Lauren Stocker celebrates 100 years of volunteering

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/manager-lauren-stocker-celebrates-100-years-of-volunteering

Theju may have the most uplifting volunteer gig in Australia

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

It’s no wonder Theju loves her volunteer role: she gets to see the best of humanity every day. Read more about how volunteering with The Smith Family warms Theju's heart.

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