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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
  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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  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.
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  We aim to provide a working environment where staff and volunteers have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.
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  Learn about VIEW, a leading women’s volunteer organisation and support network with over 13,000 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.
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  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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Suncorp makes $1 million donation to help vulnerable children stay connected with schools

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2020/suncorp-donates-to-help-vulnerable-children-stay-connected

Leading financial services organisation Suncorp has donated $1 million to The Smith Family to combat the growing digital divide being faced by vulnerable school students and families as a result of COVID-19.

New survey reveals Australians expect child poverty to worsen as concerns persist around COVID’s impact on the education of young people in need

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2021/new-survey-reveals-australians-expect-child-poverty-to-worsen

Over three quarters (76%) of Australians say COVID restrictions imposed during 2020 have made it harder for students.

The ‘digital divide’ and other learning related challenges remain major issues according to a new survey by The Smith Family

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2021/the-digital-divide-and-other-learning-related-challenges-remain-major-issues

After almost two years of the COVID crisis, The Smith Family says digital inequity remains an overwhelming challenge for the students and families.

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.

The Smith Family launches in Gladstone to help local children and their families

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2018/the-smith-family-launches-in-gladstone-to-help-local-children-and-their-families

Today The Smith Family has officially launched its Learning for Life education support program in Gladstone, Queensland.

CEDA: New evidence to break the cycle of educational disadvantage

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2018/new-evidence-to-break-the-cycle-of-educational-disadvantage

Australian children from low-socioeconomic backgrounds are at risk of poor educational outcomes from their first year of school.

Landmark conference to explore parents’ impact on children’s education

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2017/290517-aracy-parent-engagement-conference

Australian industry leaders take on 100km Challenge to raise $750,000 for children in need

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2017/080317-the-smith-family-challenge

Parents need to get involved to improve a child's educational outcomes

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2017/140317-parents-need-to-get-involved-to-improve-a-childs-educational-outcomes

The Smith Family’s commitments to Australia’s First Peoples outlined in its 2017–2020 Reconciliation Action Plan

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2017/210817-rap-launch

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