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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  Share your skills to help Australian children in need transform their lives through education.
- Corporate partnerships
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- Careers
  We aim to provide a working environment where staff and volunteers have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.
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  Participate in events and activities that support young Australians experiencing disadvantage.
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  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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CEDA: Are disadvantaged young Australians at risk of being excluded from future jobs?

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2018/are-disadvantaged-young-australians-at-risk-of-being-excluded-from-future-jobs

The world of work is changing rapidly with many jobs of the future yet to be imagined. It’s a massive shift for our economy and, in particular, for our emerging workforce as young Australians consider their transition from school to further study or employment.

Dont forget young people at the Jobs Summit

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/executive-team/dont-forget-young-people-at-the-jobs-summit

Community attitudes survey 2024

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/community-attitudes-survey-2024

Latest survey highlights impact of child poverty on education and shows overwhelming support to address it as a national priority

Writing to your sponsored student

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/my-smith-family/supporters/writing-to-your-sponsored-student

Everything a sponsor might need to know about corresponding with their student.

Sally is making a difference in her community

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/my-smith-family/supporters/writing-to-your-sponsored-student/email-3

To see real life results, read Juliana's story & discover more Smith Family stories

Opinion: Dr Lisa O'Brien - What we need to avoid a generation of jobless youth

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2014/290514-what-we-need-to-avoid-a-generation-of-jobless-youth

Read our media releases: Opinion: Dr Lisa O'Brien – What we need to avoid a generation of jobless youth

The Conversation: one in five NSW high school kids suffers 'severe' deprivation of life's essentials

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2018/one-in-five-nsw-high-school-kids-suffers-severe-deprivation-of-lifes-essentials

It's tough for any high school student these days. Social media, the uncertainties of adolescence, trying to fit in - trying to figure out who you are.

Emerging from COVID-19: our new insights snapshot

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/reports/insights-snapshot-emerging-from-covid-19/summary

With increasing numbers of Australians being vaccinated against COVID-19, yet many students and families supported by us continue to struggle.

Why careers support for young people should start in primary school

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2019/why-careers-support-for-young-people-should-start-in-primary-school

"Kids can't aspire to what they can't see": schools urgently need a better approach to career support, says The Smith Family's Lisa O'Brien.

Tasmanian Government Youth Jobs Strategy Discussion Paper

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/research/policy-submissions/tasmanian-government-youth-jobs-strategy-discussion-paper

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