Updates Insights, stories and reflections from our work across the UK.

Illustrator Residency

The gap we should have seen sooner

Opening up impact: why shared learning matters now

Last year, we received over a thousand applications and reports from organisations across the UK. They described people leaving prison with no address, young people leaving care and losing support overnight, and families facing eviction after a delayed housing benefit payment. Most of that insight stays with us. NPC recently published Opening up impact: Why […]

We’re hiring: Programme Assistant

Five new funds. One shared purpose.

£3 Million funding agreement marks major milestone for Effective Women’s Centres Partnership

Why supporting ‘led by and for’ domestic abuse services leads to real impact

Elevate your impact: 2025-2030 strategy

Anand Shukla, Chief Executive, The Henry Smith Foundation

Speak Out helped me find my voice

Eliph’s story

Home Start Glasgow South helped our family find commmunity

Shazia and Tahir’s story

Spark Inside reignited who I am

Jason’s story

Youth Leads helped me realise my dreams

Nicole’s story

Spark Inside unlocked my true power

Javel’s story

Football Unites, Racism Divides helped me believe in myself

Aaliyah’s story

Welcoming three new directors to Henry Smith

The Henry Smith Charity announces the appointment of three outstanding directors, representing a significant step forward in their work of elevating the impact of organisations tackling social and economic exclusion, and supporting those in adversity to thrive.

Finding Solutions to the School Engagement Crisis

A new report, Finding Solutions to the School Engagement Crisis, has been published following the September 2024 publication that highlighted the troubling scope of lost learning, especially among at-risk groups.

Transforming Lives

A Three-Year Evaluation of our Housing First Strategic Grants Programme

Insights from the Field: Supporting People Leaving Prison

In 2022, about 55,000 people were released from prisons in England, Scotland and Wales. Within a year, about 40% were back inside. With our funding we will support both services and policy work that aim to reduce that number and enable people to make positive transitions from custody to the community.

How high-quality advocacy generates positive outcomes for people with learning disabilities and autistic people

The Henry Smith Charity launched a £2.6 million Strategic Grant programme in 2022 to support 15 organisations providing advocacy services for individuals with learning disabilities and autistic people across the UK.

Bridging the funding gap during our programme closures

Find out how The Henry Smith Charity is supporting the social sector with continued funding during our grant programme closures