Young people from Kibble receive national Crimestoppers award

A group of care-experienced young people from Kibble, the specialist child and youth care charity, have won the Youth Volunteer of the Year award at the national Crimestoppers Volunteer Awards 2026.

The accolade recognises the outstanding work carried out by young people and staff in partnership with Crimestoppers and its youth service, Fearless.

The project was praised by judges as it came out on top in the category earlier this month at the annual awards event. The national event celebrates volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to helping keep communities safe and supporting the charity’s crime-prevention work.

Fearless is the dedicated youth service of the independent charity Crimestoppers, providing young people with a safe and anonymous way to share information about crime.

Young people from across Kibble’s education settings selected Fearless as the focus of their Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) project, developing and delivering a successful pitch that secured £3,000 for the charity.

Following the project, the young people worked closely with Crimestoppers and Fearless to help improve the Fearless website, ensuring it was more accessible, engaging and relevant for young people seeking information and support.

The funding secured through YPI was used to enhance the Fearless online crime reporting page, helping make it easier for young people across the UK to access information and report concerns anonymously.

Building on the success of this work, the group also helped redesign the Fearless online reporting form, using their own experiences and insights to make it clearer, simpler and more accessible for young people.

One young person involved in the project said: “A lot of the issues we talked about through our work with YPI and Crimestoppers are things young people see or experience close to home, so it felt important that our voices were part of the website redesign.

“We wanted to create something that would actually work for young people trying to use it and know there’s somewhere they can turn if they need support or want to report something anonymously.

“It’s been really good knowing that something we worked on could help other young people across the country.”

The success of the project highlighted not only the creativity and leadership of the young people involved, but also the culture built by the Kibble team, who consistently encouraged and championed their achievements.

Kibble is a member of Children in Scotland. Click here to find out more about its work with care experienced young people.