The Henry Smith Charity changed its name to the Henry Smith Foundation in June 2025 and published it new strategy, Elevate Your Impact (2025-2030), which ‘reaffirms its commitment to the people and organisations driving change across the UK’.

The Together We Begin fund is part of the Foundation’s Getting Started funding priority, which supports families to give young children the best possible start in life. The key aims of the fund are to:

Strengthen parenting skills to improve children’s outcomes.
Build confidence and reduce stress in the home.
Connect families to their local community.

The funding is for formally registered not-for-profit organisations with a charitable purpose working in the UK with an annual income below £1 million who:

Support families with children aged 0-5 (including during pregnancy) who face financial hardship or social isolation.
Work in areas with high levels of child poverty - at least 24.9% of children live in poverty in their local authority area.

Grants of between £40,000 and £50,000 per year for up to three years are available (a maximum total of £150,000). It is expected that 40 grants will be made. Accessibility support grants are also available to help cover costs such as BSL interpreters, scribes, translation services, assistive technology, or support workers: £250 at the Expression of Interest stage and £500 at the Full Application stage (if invited).

The Foundation’s Grants team will hold a free live webinar on 30 July 2025 (14:00 to 15:00). Registration is required. A recording will be available after the event for those who cannot attend.

Expressions of Interest open 31 July and close 28 August 2025. For more information, please visit Together We Begin - Henry Smith