McPhillips Community Fund

As Shropshire’s biggest construction company, we are committed to making a positive impact on the communities we serve.  Working in partnership with Shropshire Community Foundation, the McPhillips Community Fund has been established to support local organisations and initiatives that promote positive mental health and wellbeing across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.  

The fund has been designed to support innovative projects, services, and initiatives that empower people to improve their mental health, reduce social isolation, and promote long-term well-being. 

In Spring 2025, the first successful grant applications were announced with £18,000 being awarded to six organisations. 

The McPhillips Community Fund awarded grants to:   

  • Bright Star Boxing – for its 12-week Empower programme combining boxing with mental health support in Shrewsbury. 
  • Home-Start Telford – for a self-esteem course aimed at improving mental health for parents, teaching self-awareness, positive communication, assertiveness, and self-determination. 
  • Community Resource’s Buddy Program – for a countywide scheme to train volunteer buddies to pair with individuals experiencing mental health challenges, providing one-to-one emotional and practical support. 
  • Designs in Mind – for weekly singing and reading and writing groups as well as a monthly Pride in Mind group in Oswestry led by people with lived experience of mental health diagnosis. 
  • The Cube Amber Bee CIC School Project – for its Barney & Echo Mindfulness and Mental Wellbeing Project to promote discussion about mental health importance in 45 primary schools in Telford & Wrekin.
  • 4 All Foundation – to help fund a weekly mental health programme for vulnerable adults aged 60 and over in Telford, combining physical activities with peer support and intergenerational engagement. 

McPhillips is the first business in Shropshire to launch a dedicated grant scheme with the Shropshire Community Foundation and hundreds of people, from primary school children to pensioners, are set to benefit from the grants. 

McPhillips’ managing director Paul Inions said the grants would help communities across the county promote better mental health, build community engagement and develop skills. 

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