The Ben Kinsella Trust

20/08/2026

Do you work with young people and want to feel more confident supporting them to stay safe?

Join our three-hour online training session to develop practical, trauma-informed strategies for identifying and responding to risks around exploitation, gangs and knife crime.

📅 Wednesday 23rd September
⏰ 10am - 1pm
💻 Online

The session is suitable for youth workers, safeguarding professionals, community and faith leaders, local businesses and others working to prevent serious youth violence.

Individuals and organisations are welcome, but places are limited.

Book your place: https://loom.ly/zct3Ac4

19/08/2026

We’re hiring a Youth Programmes Officer!

We’re looking for an experienced education or youth work professional to help deliver and coordinate our knife crime prevention workshops across Islington and Barking & Dagenham.

You’ll be a confident and engaging facilitator who is passionate about empowering young people and using education to help prevent knife crime.

💼 Full-time, permanent
📍 Islington and Barking & Dagenham
💷 £26,939-£32,608
📅 Apply by 9.30am on Monday 24 August

Find out more and apply: https://thebenkinsellatrust.bamboohr.com/careers/37?source=aWQ9MjA%3D

18/08/2026

A huge thank you to One Living for supplying some of our challenge event participants with these brilliant health shots and goodies, helping to fuel them as they prepare for race day! 🏃‍♀️💜

And, of course, a massive thank you to all our incredible runners for taking on a challenge and raising donations for the Ben Kinsella Trust.

Feeling inspired to run for a cause? Explore our upcoming challenge events on our website: https://benkinsella.org.uk/challenge-events/

17/08/2026

A huge thank you to James S, who sent us this thoughtful donation, along with some brilliant Pokémon cards!

Every contribution and every act of support counts in the movement to stop knife crime. We’re so grateful, thank you James 💛💜

17/08/2026

We’re delighted to launch our new three-year charity partnership with Michelmores! 💜

To mark the start of the partnership, our team and Ben Kinsella's father George visited Michelmores’ London office to speak about our work educating young people about knife crime.

This is just the beginning, and we’re looking forward to working with the Michelmores team over the next three years. They’ll be getting involved in a range of activities, beginning with supporting our postal campaign and visiting our Choices and Consequences exhibition.

A big thank you to everyone at Michelmores for such a warm welcome. We’re excited to see what we can achieve together!

14/08/2026

Last week, our CEO Patrick Green visited the Fazamnesty mobile surrender van to meet the team supporting the national knife and weapons surrender scheme.

Running until 31 August, the scheme allows members of the public to anonymously surrender knives and other bladed weapons using the mobile van or dedicated surrender bins. No personal information will be taken and no questions will be asked.

Any item must be wrapped securely and placed in a sealed bag or box. It must never be carried openly.

Find all upcoming van dates and surrender-bin locations: https://loom.ly/RkQNBY0

Thank you to the Fazamnesty team for helping people dispose of weapons safely.

13/08/2026

This August you can surrender a knife safely and anonymously.

Knives and other bladed weapons can be surrendered through Home Office-funded community bins and the FazAmnesty mobile surrender van.

Before travelling, the item must be wrapped and placed inside a sealed bag or box. It must never be carried openly.

The surrender bins will remain in place after August as an ongoing community resource.

Find locations, dates and full safety guidance: https://loom.ly/RkQNBY0

12/08/2026

📣 We’re hiring a Youth Programmes Officer!

We’re looking for an experienced education or youth work professional to join our growing Programmes team and help deliver our knife crime prevention programmes to young people across London.

You’ll deliver and coordinate our flagship workshops, support our Youth Ambassador Programme and help us continue developing our work with young people.

📍 Islington / Barking & Dagenham, London
💷 £26,939 - £32,608
⏰ 35 hours per week | Permanent
📅 Applications close 9:30am, Monday 24 August

Find out more here 👉 https://loom.ly/i64ObOQ

11/08/2026

“The Ben Kinsella Trust has supported me since I first reached out to them, and I have experienced first-hand the incredible work they do for victims and communities.”

Hannah Pritchett has spoken to Coventry Live about how her life changed after she was stabbed while at work, and how she has since turned her experience into action to help prevent knife crime.

We’re incredibly proud to have supported Hannah and grateful for everything she has done to support our work, from fundraising to sharing her story and helping raise awareness of the devastating impact knife crime can have.

Thank you, Hannah for continuing to speak out and use your experience to make a difference. 💜

Read Hannah’s full story here: https://loom.ly/pbh9lZ0

Hannah Pritchett, from Coventry, was just 18 when her boss attacked her. She was 'incredibly lucky' to survive - now this inspirational young woman is sharing her story to help stop knife crime

10/08/2026

🎙️ Episode 3: Amanda

Amanda shares the story of her son Olly, who was murdered at just 13 years old, and the lasting impact his death has had on his family and community.

Listen to Amanda remember Olly and explain why change is urgently needed.

🎧 https://loom.ly/f_0Mf7M