On Christmas Eve 1922, five Sydney businessmen returning from a trip to the Blue Mountains delivered gifts of toys and sweets to the Carlingford Boys Home.
In 1933 when rheumatic fever became a major health issue affecting children, The Smith Family set up a special hospital, Mt Arcadia, in North Parramatta, to care for them.
In 1997, The Smith Family started the Learning for Life program, which aims to enable disadvantaged children and young people to get the opportunities they need to fully participate in their education and create better futures for themselves.
The Smith Family’s work is evidence-led and strengthened by a network of strong partnerships with corporate and community organisations as well as individual sponsors, donors and volunteers, including the 20,000 members of VIEW Clubs of Australia.
This was to allow The Smith Family to "focus solely on providing out-of-school learning support for disadvantaged young Australians".