The purpose of the Advisory Board is to support the senior leadership team in securing the sustainability and growth of The Youth Cafe by providing strategic guidance, scrutiny, and challenge in line with legal and regulatory requirements and acting as ambassadors.

The Board is made up of a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 non-executive directors plus the Executive Director, Finance Director, and Secretariat coordinator (all executive directors). Each Board Member must seek re-appointment after a two-year term. The Head of Operations & Finance and the Head of Partnerships attend every meeting. Section Leads are invited to attend on a rotating basis and will present their section’s achievements, challenges, and future development at the beginning of the meeting.

Three meetings are held annually in February, May, and November, with a half-day strategy session annually. To represent the young people that the organization serves, three board members are young people under the age of 35. The rest are above 35 years.