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Giving a Charity Gift Catalogue gift helps disadvantaged Australian children directly. Your money funds educational programs and personal support that help students make the most of their education… and their future.

Our Learning for Life program provides emotional, practical and financial support to help disadvantaged children and young people with their education. Our support starts in the early years of learning development and continues through primary and high school. Our programs help build skills, knowledge, motivation, self-belief and a network of positive relationships with parents, peers and significant others. This support increases a young person’s likelihood of remaining engaged with school, completing Year 12 and developing realistic and informed study and career pathways for life beyond the school gate.

If you chose to automatically send the e-card then your recipient will receive it within two hours of the order being completed. If you decided to choose to send the e-card on a particular day then your lucky recipient will receive it before 5 am AEST on the chosen day.

To learn more about the education-oriented learning and support programs that help disadvantaged Australian children and our Toy & Book Appeal please refer to our Charity Gift Catalogue information page.

If you have any further questions or would like more information please contact us on 1800 024 069 between 8:30am and 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday or email supportercare@thesmithfamily.com.au

Your generous contribution allows us to target those most in need and purchase age appropriate toys and books to brighten Christmas for a child that would have otherwise gone without. This year we need to support 25,000 children and can only do that with your help. By making a purchase through our online Charity Gift Catalogue; for you it saves worrying about shopping centres and queues, but for us it means fewer costs for storage, transport and delivery and ability to target the needs of our kids.

A Toy and Book Pack is made up of two toys (one big and one small) and two books. We always aim for educational toys and books. It is the gift we give our Learning for Life students and their families at Christmas time. Christmas time is a stressful time, particularly financially, so we hope this eases the burden for these families.

Our Christmas Toy and Book Packs support families on our Learning for Life program. These packs are offered for children aged 0-12 years old.

We offer our families the opportunity to order a pack. Depending on their situation that year, they may choose to order or not. We offer all families the right to choose.

At The Smith Family our main focus is ensuring that children have the best opportunities in life and are afforded the same rights and expectations as others. Our Learning for Life staff get to know our students and families really well and we want to ensure that the gifts we give are appropriate for the kids receiving them.

As Australia’s leading education charity we have relationships with a number of different organisations, including toy companies. You could buy one Barbie doll off the shelf. However, if you donated the retail cost of that Barbie doll, we could actually buy two! We can get discounted charity purchasing rates and this actually allows your money to go further. We are so grateful for your support of our families and we want to ensure your dollar goes as far as it can.

You can be assured that your money will go to where it is intended. We promise. We’re all about the kids!

You can. Visit our Toy & Book Appeal information page to find about more information about donating a physical toy or book. Check out our gift suggestions to see where the need is greatest.