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Sponsor a disadvantaged Australian child's education and learning today
Many disadvantaged children won't have had the benefit of early childhood learning experiences prior to starting school. Some will have experienced very little time reading with their parents, and most have fewer than 30 children's books in their home.
When a child attends school without things like a school bag, books, or the right sports gear or uniform, they find it extremely difficult to participate. Worse still, they are often shunned and ridiculed by other students. For some, this sets up a pattern of underachievement and social isolation that will literally last the rest of their lives.
Right now there are 680,000 disadvantaged kids in Australia1. Many will find themselves worse off in this uncertain economic climate. School for these kids brings only anxiety. They already know they'll find it hard to fit in. That they can't contribute. And that they'll struggle to keep up. Sadly, there will also be kids who will learn this lesson for the very first time
You can help break the cycle of disadvantage Research shows that supporting a child's education is one of the best ways to break the cycle of disadvantage. When a child has the things they need to participate, their confidence and outlook improves, and they are far more likely to reach their full potential.
You can support a child's education for just $27 a month. This sum provides one child with the essential items they need. What's more, they also get access to a critical network of personal support, providing invaluable tutoring, mentoring, coaching and literacy programs - all from a sponsorship that costs less than $1 a day.
Sponsor a child today
By providing direct financial assistance for the essentials, a sponsorship means a child can get the most out of their education. As students progress through their education sponsorships increase in value in order to meet their growing financial needs.
Right now we're in need of the following sponsors:
Primary school students = $27/month or $324/year
Junior secondarystudents = $35/month or $420/year
Your sponsorship is 100% tax deductible and 100% of your contribution directly benefits your sponsored child by providing three complementary areas of support:
Financial support to assist families with the purchase of school uniforms, shoes, books and other education related expenses, including extra-curricular activities such as class excursions and outings.
Personal support, which includes formally structured mentoring, tutoring and coaching.
Personal development programs that focus on social, sporting and cultural activities as well as camps to support physical, social and emotional development.
Supporting these initiatives, we have literacy skills programs providing support for children's reading and comprehension, and financial and digital literacy programs for both children and their families.
Since 1995, more than 59,000 children have been able to build a better future through the support of caring Australians who have become their sponsors.
Sponsor a child now
What you receive as a sponsor
When you become a sponsor, you will receive:
Your New Sponsor Welcome Kit - containing all the necessary information about your sponsorship.
Your student's Profile - completed by your student to introduce themselves to you. This is updated annually.
Our newsletter - Real people, real stories. As part of The Smith Family you'll hear about the success of the sponsorship program and the impact your support is having for thousands of disadvantaged Australian families.
You can also write to your student - many sponsors and their students find this an extremely rewarding part of the program. As you are sponsoring an Australian child, surnames, addresses and photographs cannot be shared.
Hear from our students
As a teenager growing up in Sydney's south west, becoming a lawyer wasn't something twenty three year old Karen ever thought too seriously about. In 2004, Karen graduated from the Learning for Life program and is now working at a prestigious Sydney law firm.
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