Youth Advisory Board
We're giving young people a stake in our decision making and a voice on the issues that matter to them.
The Youth Endowment Fund’s is here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.
It’s a mission that matters and one that we can only achieve by putting young people at the heart of our work. That’s why we’ve set-up a Youth Advisory Board (YAB). They help:
- Shape our decisions by influencing how we spend almost £200m of funding on programmes, interviewing grantees and staff, participating in governance boards and working alongside YEF staff.
- Generate new ideas and approaches through co-producing our communications and projects to reflect perspectives of young people, and developing resources with insight based on lived experience.
- Be a critical friend and provide a youth perspective on what we say and do. They work with stakeholders, including government, to identify gaps and advise on how to understand and amplify young people's voices. In addition, they sit on advisory groups for the seven essential sectors that YEF work closely with.
Hear from some of our Youth Advisory Members on why they joined
Want to know more about what it's like to be a member of YAB? Read Muna's blog where she explains her passion for preventing young people becoming involved in violence and how her role at YAB supports her advocacy.
Unfortunately, we are not recruiting formally at the moment however we encourage you to email and tell us a bit about yourselves and why you are interested in joining our Youth Advisory Board.
Please email us here: youthvoice@youthendowmentfund.org.uk.
We will let you know as soon as recruitment opens!