Family Support Charities
Family support charities help create stable, nurturing environments by providing practical assistance, emotional support and guidance to parents and carers facing hardship. Whether tackling isolation, financial strain or complex challenges, they strengthen the foundations children rely on, ensuring they can grow up safe, supported and with better long-term prospects.
Our Time
Supporting children with parental mental illness
This children’s charity helps young people whose parents have a mental illness. School and community groups build understanding, resilience and connection so children feel less alone and more secure about their future. Read more
MYTIME Young Carers
Creating space for young carers to be children
A small children’s charity giving young carers the support, skills and breaks they often miss. School programmes, life-skills sessions and respite time reduce isolation and give young people the confidence to pursue their goals. Read more
Storybook Dads
Keeping children connected to imprisoned parents
A small children’s charity helping imprisoned parents record bedtime stories. Hearing a parent’s voice strengthens bonds, reduces anxiety and supports literacy—softening the emotional impact of imprisonment on children. Read more
Dandelion Time
Nature-based therapy for children facing trauma
A specialist small children’s charity using nature and therapeutic family work to help children recover from trauma. Farm sessions rebuild trust, improve wellbeing and strengthen relationships, giving families a fresh start. Read more
Happy Baby Community
Safe community for mums and babies seeking safety
This small charity supports women and small children who have fled trafficking or violence. With food, expert care and community groups, they reduce isolation and help babies grow up safe, nurtured and supported from the very start. Read more
Chiva
Championing children and young people with HIV
This small children’s charity supports young people growing up with HIV. Chiva reduces stigma, boosts wellbeing and creates safe spaces—through camps, peer groups and advocacy—so no young person faces their diagnosis alone. Read more
Go Live Theatre Projects
Opening up theatre for disadvantaged children
A creative children’s charity using theatre to spark imagination and confidence. Workshops and theatre trips help disadvantaged children build communication skills, expand horizons and feel a sense of belonging and possibility. Read more
What Our Charities say about us
We’ve developed a truly meaningful relationship with Raise Your Hands, they are so much more than just a funder. They feel like a trusted partner who genuinely cares about our cause and our beneficiaries. Their commitment to Jessie May is unwavering, and their generosity and genuine support are evidenced in everything they do, and every interaction we have with the team. We’re incredibly grateful for their ongoing support.
Jessie May
Raise Your Hands has been more than a funder – they’ve been a sounding board, an advocate, and a real force for connection. Their belief in our work has helped us reach new audiences and feel part of a wider movement of change. It’s rare to find a partner who is this committed to championing small, specialist charities – thank you.
Our Time