Our Charity Partners
The Pyjama Foundation offers a learning-based mentoring program free of charge to children in foster/statutory care. Community volunteers – called Pyjama Angels – are screened, trained, and matched with a child. They visit the child each week to read books aloud, play educational games, and engage in other learning-based activities. The program focuses on improving the children’s learning and life outcomes, by improving their literacy and numeracy skills and widening their community networks. There are over 36,000 children in care throughout Australia and statistics show that they have the lowest education outcomes nationally (2011. AIHW). By improving their learning skills we are making a positive, life-long impact and breaking their cycle of disadvantage. To learn more about The Pyjama Foundation, visit www.thepyjamafoundation.com
Children in foster care are not only subject to a background of trauma and neglect, but are also being left behind by their peers academically. This partnership with Scholastic is invaluable as it will allow us to dispense more books into foster homes and ultimately inspire and nurture a love of reading and learning. I cannot thank Scholastic’s ClassroomsCare Program enough for including The Pyjama Foundation in this brilliant initiative. -
Bronwyn Sheehan, Founder and Executive Director of The Pyjama Foundation and 2009 Queensland Australian of the Year.
The Smith Family is a national, independent social enterprise that aims to unlock opportunities for disadvantaged Australian children using education as the key. The Smith Family delivers financial sponsorships, personal development and support programs to over 26,000 disadvantaged students in 85 communities across Australia through its Learning for Life suite of programs. With the support of caring Australians the programs have so far assisted over 40,000 Australian children and young people. To learn more about The Smith Family, visit www.thesmithfamily.com.au
'We're glad to be partnering with Scholastic Book Clubs in this
valuable national literacy campaign—ClassroomsCare. Our research
has shown that the most important factor in overcoming disadvantage
is literacy, and getting books into the hands of children is
crucial.'
Elaine Henry, Chief Executive Officer
Learning Links supports families to help children who have difficulty learning to be the best they can be. Our specialist services include early childhood intervention; educational support for school-age children struggling with literacy and numeracy, speech therapy, family counselling and professional development. To learn more about Learning Links, visit www.learninglinks.org.au
'The gift of books for children who have difficulty learning is
invaluable. Many of the families we support cannot afford books
for their children, yet they would benefit so much from the
chance to read more widely. We would like to thank Scholastic's
ClassroomsCare program for this wonderful initiative.'
Warren Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
