YouthBank is run by young people for young people, with local YouthBanks providing small grants to fund young people's good ideas to benefit their own communities. Currently a limited company, YouthBank UK is in the process of obtaining charity status and operates a trustee board made up of young people.
Mary Mills, YouthBank UK development director, explained: "Most of our board come from within the YouthBank network via our UK-wide advisory forum or direct from local YouthBanks. However, we also retain three places for young people from outside the YouthBank network in order to bring in a wide range of skills and expertise and it's these places we are now seeking to fill."
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