MHBS Launches £250k Fund To Support Young People

Market Harborough Building Society is launching a ground-breaking initiative to support young people.

The society is donating £250,000 to its Community Fund, which will help fund partnerships with charities and community groups through the new ‘Thrive Forward’ programme.

It aims to support young people in the areas of mental health, financial capability and resilience, careers planning, and employability skills.

This initiative builds on MHBS’s Thrive! Agenda, which has seen over £2m invested into communities in South Leicestershire and North Northamptonshire in recent years.

Kheron Gilpin (MHBS Community Ambassador & Iain Kirkpatrick (Chief Executive)

The society has appointed Kheron Gilpin as its new Community Ambassador for the new programme.

Kheron is an English amateur cruiserweight boxing champion and motivational speaker.

HFM’s Nick Shaw spoke to MHBS Chief Executive Iain Kirkpatrick and Kheron about the new initiative: