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The Smith Family is a national charity whose mission is to create opportunities for young Australians in need, by providing long-term support for their participation in education. Established in 1922, over the last 15 years it has completely shifted its focus from providing welfare support and emergency relief, to improving the educational outcomes of disadvantaged children and young people.
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Hampshire, A., Considine, G. (2015). Beyond the Lens of Financial Vulnerability. In: Riele, K.t., Gorur, R. (eds) Interrogating Conceptions of “Vulnerable Youth” in Theory, Policy and Practice. Innovations and Controversies: Interrogating Educational Change. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-121-2_8
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