Learning for Life
Helping young Australians reach their full potential
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Helping young Australians reach their full potential
Every child should have the opportunity to achieve all they are capable of.
Through no fault of their own, children experiencing poverty often start school behind their peers. Without access to the vital resources, opportunities, and support that all children need to achieve their best, they can fall even further behind ─ making it more difficult for them to stay fully engaged in their education and go on to employment, training, or further study.
Having The Smith Family’s support has definitely helped Shelby with his learning. He got really excited to go to school after he started receiving learning support, because he said that he was finally ‘getting it’. You could see the change in him – he was more confident with what he was doing at school.
What is Learning for Life?
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What is Learning for Life?
Through targeted support that begins early in a child’s life and continues throughout their first two decades, Learning for Life keeps students engaged at every stage of their education by providing:
- financial support to help families meet the cost of school essentials like uniforms, books, and excursions;
- guidance and advice from a dedicated Learning for Life Coordinator to make sure students and their families have the practical and emotional support they need throughout their education; and
- ongoing access to our targeted programs like Learning Clubs to help students catch up, and mentoring programs like iTrack to help build the skills to thrive at school and beyond.
The Smith Family does a wonderful job of opening a young person's eyes to the opportunities available to them, and that we’ll be there to support them in their journey to grasp that opportunity.
Making a Difference
We partner with more than 62,000 families through our Learning for Life sponsorships, empowering young Australians to achieve their full potential with access to targeted long-term support.This support helps a child stay engaged with school and complete Year 12. Graduating from high school is linked to better employment, income and health outcomes, as well as greater social participation and the opportunity to be self-reliant in the future.
Take a look at some of the outcomes experienced by Australian students who have participated in our programs.
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Our learning programs
Learning Clubs
Literacy programs
Numeracy programs
Technology programs
Mentoring programs
Work Experience programs
Financial programs
Arts programs
Community programs
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs
1 Poverty in Australia, 2022, ACOSS/UNSW Report.
2 Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), NAPLAN results 20223
3 2022-2023 TSF Annual Report
4 The Smith Family’s Learning Clubs Program Outcomes Summary, 2022.