Help provide vital educational support to 11,705 Australian children this Christmas.

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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Get Involved
- 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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Please donate online now

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The Smith Family believes that education is one of the world’s most powerful change agents. Make a tax-deductible online donation to an education charity & help young Australians to overcome educational inequality caused by poverty. Donate now!

Sponsor an Australian child

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Sponsor a Child today with the Smith Family and give young Australians support through their education creating better futures. Sponsor a Child Today.

You can sponsor an Australian child today

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1.2 million Australian children are growing up in poverty, to help change their lives we need your help. Sponsor a disadvantaged Australian child today.

About Child Sponsorship

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/sponsor-a-child

One in six Australian children and young people are growing up in poverty, where even the bare necessities are hard to come by. Sponsor a child with The Smith Family now and provide them with the essential school supplies, a new uniform and life-changing learning support, so they can fit in and catch up to their peers.

Top honour for The Smith Family's Learning for Life program

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/centre/releases/2016/120416-top-honour-for-the-smith-familys-learning-for-life-program

Read our media releases: Top honour for The Smith Family's Learning for Life program

Learning for Life

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/programs/learning-for-life

Download the Learning for Life research report and learn about how The Smith Family helps children living in poverty break the cycle.

Thank you for making Christmas special for disadvantaged families

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/volunteers/christmas-2016-thank-you

Our 2016 Christmas Appeal has raised $3.4 million to ensure disadvantaged students continue to have access to our vital learning programs throughout the year ahead.

Former Learning for Life student gives back

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

“My family came to Australia in 1992 … El Salvador at the time was in the middle of civil war. We literally came with what we could carry on the plane and that’s pretty much it,” said Erick.

Meet Mathias, Learning for Life Coordinator

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/learning-for-life-staff/mathias-lfl-coordinator

Experience real life results, meet children on our programs & discover more Smith Family stories - Meet Mathias, Learning for Life Coordinator

Students' talents shine in art and writing competition

https://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/media/stories/sponsored-students/art-writing-2015

Experience real life results, meet children on our programs & discover more Smith Family stories - Students' talents shine in Art and Writing Competition

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