Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage
The rising cost of living in Australia is plunging more families into poverty, affecting over 1.2 million children. With schools becoming more reliant on digital classroom tools, such as laptops and tablet computers, the ability of families living in poverty to keep up with these needs is diminishing.
Despite their parents’ efforts, these children will encounter daily hurdles that impede their education and the long-term impact can limit their life choices.
1.2M+
Australian children currently living in poverty and impacted by educational inequality.
The Digital Divide in Education
As modern classrooms shift towards online learning, digital resources are no longer optional. For families facing financial hardship, the inability to provide laptops or tablets creates an immediate educational gap that compounds over time.
The Smith Family’s Educational Initiatives
Providing early intervention and sustained support to break the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage.
Early Intervention & Mentoring
The Smith Family’s programs, such as numeracy, literacy and mentoring, focus on early intervention and provide sustained support throughout a child’s educational journey.
Beginning in early learning and spanning through primary and high school, these initiatives work to ensure children can reach their full potential through access to education and learning programs.
The Power of Sustained Support
By applying donations to long-term programs, such as Learning for Life, The Smith Family can invest in a child’s education for the duration of their schooling, which proves more effective than concentrating support on particular periods of a child’s life.
This approach increases high school graduation and university enrolments, reducing criminal convictions and reliance on welfare.
QuickFee’s Partnership and Impact
QuickFee makes an annual Christmas donation of $5,000 to The Smith Family, which aims to provide immediate support to established programs to deliver long-term positive benefits for impacted children and their families.
Support Meaningful, Long-Term Change
If you would like to donate or support The Smith Family and help build a better future for Australian children, please explore the links below.