The Safety Box

18/08/2026

We continue to work on the frontline with young people facing serious risks within their communities.

The summer holidays can be a particularly dangerous period, with heightened concerns around violence, criminal exploitation and the grooming of vulnerable children. Although there have been significant reductions in knife crime in some areas, the fear experienced by many young people remains very real.

At The Safety Box, our work goes beyond helping young people move away from danger. We create meaningful experiences that expose them to new environments, broaden their horizons and help them believe in a future beyond the limitations of their postcode.

One young person we support dreams of owning his own business one day. We therefore took him to the historic Institute of Directors, Institute of Directors (IoD) where generations of entrepreneurs, business leaders and changemakers have gathered. He had never entered a building or professional environment like this before.

For some, this may appear to be a simple visit. For a young person surrounded by risk and exploitation, however, it can be a transformational experience. It allows him to see, perhaps for the first time, that these spaces are not beyond his reach and that he, too, can become a successful entrepreneur and business leader.

Taking young people out of familiar environments and introducing them to places of aspiration, opportunity and achievement is an important part of our intervention work. Every positive experience helps replace fear with hope, limitation with ambition and negativity with a genuine sense of possibility.

When we expose young people to a different world, we help them understand that a different future is possible.

This is what The Safety Box does, protecting young people, expanding their horizons and helping them move from risk to resilience, from exploitation to empowerment, and from surviving their circumstances to building their future. Pictured here with Jerone and our founder Dr Nathaniel Peat | Entrepreneur | Coach & TEDx Speaker who was invited to be a member of this prestigious membership organization by the former director general Miles Templeman in 2007 after he won a national entrepreneurship award.

17/08/2026

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14/08/2026

You may think our work stops during the summer. It does not because violence, exploitation and threats to young people’s lives do not take a holiday. The Safety Box is currently supporting a number of high-risk-young people facing serious challenges within their communities including threats to life with rival gangs. One is living under a credible threat to life. For safeguarding reasons, the young people with threat to life are not identified or pictured here.

Our wraparound service works intensively with young people and their families providing safeguarding, mentoring, crisis intervention, positive activities and trusted support to keep them safe, focused and moving in the right direction.

Yet while the risks are immediate, the response from the local authority continues to be painfully slow. Parents are being forced to find money themselves to fund urgent interventions while waiting for decisions that should already have been made.

This is unacceptable. When a young person’s safety or life is at risk, there can be no endless delays, repeated excuses or passing of responsibility. The system must move with the same urgency as the danger.

The Safety Box will continue standing in the gap but safeguarding vulnerable young people cannot be left to struggling parents and charitable organisations alone.

It is time for the local authority to act, commission the necessary support and place young people’s lives above bureaucracy. In the meantime we really hope the public can help us.

The work does not stop. The risk does not stop. Neither will we.

06/08/2026

We're bringing in some new changes 🔥

This has been in the works for a long time, and we're thrilled to finally announce it. The Safety Box Foundation will be solely for our work with under 18s, supporting those at risk, along with their families.

Check out our two new accounts The Safety Box®️Protection Courses and The Safety Box CIC to keep up with all other sections of the organisation.

Overall, our mission has not changed, it has been amplified. We are, and will always, be heavily focused on working with young people and ensuring their safety and wellbeing.

Thank you for all your consistent and incredible support, and we hope you will continue to support The Safety Box Foundation, and The Safety Box CIC.

30/07/2026

At The Safety Box®, we believe every young person has value, purpose and the potential to succeed, no matter what challenges they have faced.

We work with children and young people who are at risk of violence, criminal exploitation, gangs and offending, providing the intervention, guidance and support they need to change the direction of their lives. We don’t just talk about change we walk alongside them, empowering them to believe in themselves, build resilience and create positive futures.

Through mentoring, education, employment pathways, trauma-informed support, lived experience and practical interventions, we help young people break destructive cycles and make better choices. We equip them with the confidence, skills and opportunities to rise above their circumstances.

Our mission is simple: to reduce violence, prevent offending and help every young person reach their full potential. When young people are given the right support, they don’t just survive they thrive.

This is more than a programme. It’s a movement of hope, transformation and opportunity. This is The Safety Box®. And it works.

20/05/2026

When knife crime is brought up, we often hear discussions that can hover around the surface: statistics, surveillance and strong wording. However, Knife Crime Awareness Week seeks to shift the narrative from just focusing on the intial actions, to looking deeper, to the root of the issue, to mindsets, and to lived experiences.

The work that is done by the Ben Kinsella Trust, The Safety Box, and countless of other organisations and policing initiatives holds this belief at its core. Just staying on the surface is not enough. The surface only attempts to seek a cure. This week offers to prevent the cause altogether.

If you haven't done so already, use the hashtag and help us to start having conversations that heal the wounds of our communities, not just cover them.

Take the pledge and help us save lives.

19/05/2026

In the UK, over 1 in 4 women are expected to be at risk of assault in their lifetime, and just last year, over 900,000 women were stalked or harassed in England and Wales. It's a worrying and terrifying time to be living in as a woman or a girl. The stakes are high, and it seems like personal power is being stripped away. Which is why we at The Safety Box are helping you reclaim your strength.

On the 5th of July, we will be holding our Women and Girls Personal Protection and Self Defence Training programme. It is a comprehensive session compiled with information, advice and practical skills on how to keep yourself safe in everyday life. This will include:

- Our fully trained team guiding you though the programme step by step
- Easy and memorable physical exercises to ward off danger
- Informative snippets that will teach you about the psychology behind how the brain works in adrenaline-raised scenarios

Our goal is to equip you with the confidence, skills and mindset to take charge in any situation you find yourself in. This is a chance to take back your power.

If you want to sign up, and take the first steps into protecting yourself, head to the link in our bio, or comment "SELF DEFENCE" below, and we'll send you the sign up link.

5th of July, 1:30-5:30 pm, save the date and get ready to take back your power with us🔥

18/05/2026

This week is Knife Crime Awareness Week and along with The Ben Kinsella Trust, and multiple other organisations, we're pledging to keep conversations about youth violence at the forefront. Knife crime affects young people, families, and entire communities, and raising awareness is an important step toward prevention, education, and positive change.

Our shared mission is to shift the narrative around youth violence by focusing on empowerment, opportunity, and early intervention. Through our work, The Safety Box and the Ben Kinsella Trust are joining forces to educate, inspire, and support young people, helping them understand the impact of knife crime while giving them the tools, confidence, and guidance to make safer choices.

Together, we are committed to raising awareness, challenging harmful stereotypes, and creating safer communities where young people feel heard, valued, and supported.

03/05/2026

Safeguarding women and girls is a priority. Violence against women and girls is something we must continue working to eradicate, and gender-based violence remains a serious issue that affects too many lives.

At The Safety Box, we are committed to helping individuals stay safe, avoid dangerous situations, and protect themselves from violence and domestic abuse. It is important that women and girls are equipped with practical tools, awareness, and confidence to recognise risk and respond safely.

The Safety Box runs a number of community-based programmes designed to safeguard individuals. Our Women and Girls Self-Defence Programme is a practical and empowering workshop that teaches participants how to avoid dangerous scenarios and respond effectively in challenging situations.

Our next programme will take place at the end of June and costs just £80 per person. This dynamic 3.5-hour workshop provides an introduction to self-defence, personal safety, and practical strategies for staying safe.

To book your place or find out more, please email: [email protected]