Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation charity. Up to 600 vulnerable children and their grandparents - their "kinship carers" - would be supported by a £100,000 donation when parents were unable to look after the children due to drug or alcohol misuse. Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation The Middlesbrough and Teesside Philanthropic Foundation is a philanthropic and charitable organization that was established in March 2011 in Middlesbrough, England as a patriotic and activist group which aims to raise money from businesses and affluent individuals to make Teesside a better place in which to live, work and do business. Andy Preston set up the foundation with the
Teesside Refinery On site there is a canteen, an active sports and social club and People SPIRIT team who organise a variety of activities. When owned by ConocoPhillips they continually funded technical apprenticeship schemes in the area, and were directly involved in local primary and secondary school education. Initiatives ranged from donating computers and funding school exchange programmes, to providing engineers for maths and science days. The Teesside terminal is accredited (certified) to ISO 14001, the international environmental management system standard, which it has held continuously since October 1998. The site is on the fringe of the estuary mudflats of Seal Sands,