Welcome for Newcomers Fund

This Fund supports providers of comprehensive Welcome support that enables people to start rebuilding their lives, feel at home and become active members of their local communities.

The aim of the fund is to help strengthen organisations and partnerships that provide this help while also working to influence local conditions for Welcome. This will enable people to get support  and help local communities strengthen cultures of Welcome.

The Henry  Smith Foundation will fund organisations and partnerships whose charitable purpose is to support newcomers to the UK. Those applying should have ongoing, long-term access to safe physical spaces and have a proven track record of providing comprehensive help through three core elements of ‘Welcome’ work:   

• Specialist support: for example, IAA-regulated immigration advice, help with rights and entitlements, destitution and housing matters, healthcare and therapeutic trauma support, English language education and employment. It is anticipated that grant holders will deliver much of this work, but the Foundation aren’t prescriptive. They understand that enabling high-quality support might mean referring people to specialist providers. 
• Enabling belonging: through regular social contact and relationship building within newcomer communities and between newcomers and other residents, for example through activities involving food, sport or the arts, volunteering or community sponsorship.
• Influencing work: to help improve local conditions for Welcome. For example, strengthening links with local employers and educators or influencing local authority policies and practices that impact newcomers’ rights and ability to connect with and participate in the community.

Expressions of interest open on Wednesday 15th July.

The deadline to submit your expression of interest is Wednesday 26th August.