Henry Smith Foundation – Domestic Abuse Fund

The Domestic Abuse Fund will provide grants to ‘led by and for’ organisations delivering specialist domestic abuse services. We are looking to fund groups that are deeply rooted in their communities and offer person-centred, holistic support that is tailored around the needs of people from marginalised and minoritised communities who’ve experienced domestic abuse.

Our funding will enable your organisation to continue to contribute to meaningful, lasting change for survivors of domestic abuse. What we’re looking to fund:

Strong track record – Your organisation has at least three years’ experience of providing specialist domestic abuse services to your community. You have a clear understanding of the intersecting needs of victims-survivors from marginalised and minoritised communities and are well embedded within your community. Your staff have the relevant expertise and experience to safely support the people you work with.
In-depth and consistent – You offer ongoing support that responds to an individual’s changing needs. We recognise that people may dip in and out of services depending on what’s happening in their lives, but your organisation should be a steady, trusted source of support whenever they need it. We will not fund organisations that are only providing short-term interventions or helplines.
Person-centred – Your services are tailored to the unique needs of each individual One-to-one support, such as casework, is a core part of your approach. The type of support should be developed with the individual, so they shape what it looks like and have choice and control throughout. We won’t fund organisations that only offer group-based support.
Holistic – You provide wrap-around support that addresses an individual’s range of needs. This means that ideally you will provide a number of services such as counselling, safe accommodation, casework, immigration advice and practical support. Where you are unable to meet an individual’s needs you will work in partnership with other organisations and help them to access this wider support.

The programme can provide grants of £250k (£50k per year for 5-years), and has a deadline for Expressions of Interest on Wednesday 10th September at 5pm.

For more details head to the Henry Smith Foundation website.