The All Smiles Are Equal initiative follows an ongoing review of how all five youth services in Northern Ireland handle diversity issues, and will involve posters being sent to every youth centre in the region.
The campaign will also attempt to make young people from minority groups feel welcome at youth centres and clubs.
Matt Milliken, assistant advisory officer for community relations at the board, said: "There has been a lot of anecdotal evidence where youth workers have said they've heard casual terms of racial abuse being used by young people at their clubs. In the past it used to be sectarian, now it is more racist, xenophobic or homophobic."
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