Tigers Trust, the official charity of Hull City Football Club, is celebrating national recognition after its Community Engagement Team won Project of the Year at the 2026 Resolve Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) Awards, recognising outstanding work across the UK in tackling anti-social behaviour and strengthening local communities.
The awards, held in Nottingham on 26 February, highlight innovative projects that successfully prevent anti-social behaviour and support safer communities. Tigers Trust received the award for its Targeted Youth Engagement Programme, which works with young people across Hull and the East Riding through outreach, mentoring, diversionary activities and partnership-led early intervention.
An Outstanding Example of ASB Prevention
Resolve CEO Rebecca Bryant said: “The Tigers Trust Targeted Youth Engagement Programme is an outstanding example of what truly effective ASB prevention looks like. This project stood out to the judging panel because it brings together data-led targeting, powerful partnerships and genuine youth voice to create meaningful, sustained change in communities.
"By using local crime and deprivation data to pinpoint areas of greatest need, the programme ensures support reaches the young people who need it most. The Tigers Trust team delivers trauma informed, relationship-based interventions that don’t just divert young people from anti-social behaviour – they equip them with the skills, confidence and resilience to build brighter futures.
"The judges were particularly impressed by the programme’s whole system approach: close collaboration with Youth Justice, police, social care and the Humber Violence Prevention Partnership ensures young people receive joined up, timely support. Add to that the authentic involvement of young people themselves through the Peer Action Collective and you have a project shaped with the community, not just for it.
"What also set this entry apart was the evidence of impact. Significant reductions in youth-related crime in several hotspot areas, strong engagement levels and powerful individual success stories all demonstrate the transformational effect of this programme. This is prevention at its best as it is pro-active, compassionate, and rooted in the belief that every young person deserves the chance to thrive.
“For its strategic strength, its innovation, and its life changing outcomes, the Tigers Trust Targeted Youth Engagement Programme is a worthy winner of Project of the Year at the 2026 ASB Awards.”
About the Programme
The programme focuses on building trusted relationships with young people and addressing the underlying causes of anti-social behaviour while creating positive pathways through sport, mentoring and community engagement.
Through close collaboration with local partners, the initiative has helped reduce anti-social behaviour in key areas, strengthen community confidence and provide young people with opportunities to develop skills, confidence and resilience.
The project was nominated by the Humber Violence Prevention Partnership, which works alongside Tigers Trust on early intervention initiatives aimed at preventing youth-related anti-social behaviour and violence.
The Power of Partnerships
Kayleigh Jackson, Head of Community, Engagement and Safeguarding at Tigers Trust, said: “A huge congratulations to the team. I’m so proud of the work we do in partnership with many other organisations which help to support young people, reducing anti-social behaviour, serious youth violence and helping to strengthen communities across Hull and the East Riding.
"Our team puts so much passion and energy into early intervention, outreach, and building trusted relationships with young people. Seeing this partnership recognised on a national level is a real testament to everyone’s commitment, perseverance, and belief in giving young people the chance to thrive.
"Well done to the Community Engagement Team at Tigers Trust and to everyone across our partnership who plays a part in making this impact possible. This award reflects the collective effort, innovation, and heart that goes into our work every single day.”
Why Tigers Trust was Nominated
Jonathan Evison, Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside and Chair of the Humber Violence Prevention Partnership, said: “This award is thoroughly deserved. We are extremely fortunate to have Tigers Trust as a local partner, delivering excellent support for communities across the Humber. We nominated the Trust to recognise the expertise and hard work of their team in tackling anti-social behaviour. They have worked closely with us and other key partners to understand when and where anti-social behaviour is taking place.
"Whilst it is certainly not the case that ASB is only caused by young people, some of our areas are prone to youth-related issues. Through their trusted relationships the team have engaged young people to understand what they think leads to ASB and what could work to prevent it. The results speak for themselves. Well done Tigers – keep up the great work.”
