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Funding safer, inclusive homelessness support for LGBT+ young people nationwide.

This funds organisations supporting young people facing or experiencing homelessness. Organisations that want to make their services safer and more inclusive for LGBT+ young people.

The fund aims to help homelessness organisations become safer and more inclusive for LGBT+ young people, ensuring they experience respectful and consistent support when seeking help. And to improve practice and learning across the sector.

This fund is designed for organisations ready to commit to sustained organisational change, including improvements to safeguarding, placement decisions, staff capability, supervision, culture, and systems. This is not for one-off training or short-term projects.

The Foundation are committed to funding work that is high‑quality, inclusive of LGBT+ young people, grounded in an understanding of the risks they face, and shaped meaningfully by lived experience and youth voice.

This fund is part of the Building Independence Programme, backing services that help young people thrive as they move into adulthood. Meaningful youth voice, trusted adults and lived experience are centred as a common threads through our programme areas. Explore strategy and funding priorities on their website for more information.

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Eligible organisations:

• formally registered
• not-for-profit organisations with a charitable purpose (e.g. registered charity, CIC, community benefit society) providing direct service delivery

Minimum annual income:

£250,000

Maximum annual income:

£3,000,000

When to apply

Currently closed.

How to apply

Apply online via the Henry Smith Foundation website.

Contact information

Activites funded: Housing and shelter Advice and information Community development and regeneration General charitable activities Organisational development and capacity building

Beneficiaries funded: Economically/socially disadvantaged Homeless or badly housed Care experienced people Socially isolated people LGBTQI people People in poverty Unemployed Young people

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