Our Team

Base Council

As young people are at the heart of what we do, we’re passionate about integrating their voices and perspectives into our decision-making. Our Base Council is a group of young people who access TRAIN’s provision and meet once a month to share their thoughts and discuss the strategic direction of TRAIN.

If you are interested in being involved with Base Council, please get in touch with Justina justina@trainyouth.org.uk

Volunteers

Volunteers are essential to our team – enabling us to support young people in Didcot and Wallingford. We have an incredible team of passionate, committed, and enthusiastic volunteers who support us in various ways, from supporting in sessions, fundraising, DIY, administration or detached youth work on the street.

Trustees

We are lucky to have a passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced Board of Trustees committed to helping us achieve our goal of supporting young people in Didcot and Wallingford.

Staff

Ben Drabble

Chief Executive

Ben combines a strong background in charity leadership, a long history with TRAIN, and a deep commitment to supporting young people. He began his journey with the organisation in 2010 as a detached youth work volunteer and spent time on the Board as an Operations Trustee. He previously worked as the Director of Communications and Fundraising at a large international charity. Before this, he led an international volunteering gap-year programme for young people for several years, having transitioned into the charity sector from a civil engineering background.

Justina Hodson

Youth Work Manager

Justina is a JNC-qualified youth worker with over 15 years of experience supporting young people across Oxfordshire and beyond. She holds a First Class BA in Youth Work from Coventry University, where she was awarded the Faculty Award of Excellence for her practice.

Her career has included leadership roles in local youth centres, young carers services, and mentoring programmes, as well as several years at TRAIN.

Justina is passionate about empowering young people through participation and co-production, ensuring their voices are central to programme design. She has particular expertise in safeguarding and multi-agency working, and brings both professional and lived experience to her role. She re-joined TRAIN in 2025 to lead our youth work team and to continue building meaningful opportunities for young people to thrive.

Georgina Dawson

Senior Youth Worker

Georgina joined TRAIN in 2023, having worked as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner in several schools and outreach environments. She has a BSc in Psychology from the University of Portsmouth. Georgina plays a crucial role in the Mentoring programme at TRAIN and believes in empowering young people to make informed decisions. She is passionate about building young people’s confidence and supporting them to reach their full potential.