Care & Repair Cymru 2015

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE: (A) ALONE OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHERS (INCLUDING THE CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES REFERRED TO BELOW) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN WALES WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH OR DISABILITY (“DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE”), AND IN PARTICULAR THEIR HOUSING NEEDS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (I) CHAMPIONING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE LIVING IN OWNER OCCUPIED AND PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING THROUGH EFFECTIVE NATIONAL LOBBYING AND CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; (II) PROMOTING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN HOUSING, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE; (III) RESEARCHING, PUBLICISING, CAMPAIGNING AND RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT HOUSING PROBLEMS FACED BY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE, AND SUGGESTING SUITABLE POLICY AND SERVICE SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNMENT, STATUTORY BODIES, EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE THIRD SECTOR TO ALLEVIATE SUCH HOUSING NEED; AND (IV) PROVISION OF SERVICES THAT HELP IDENTIFY, PUBLICISE AND ALLEVIATE HOUSING NEED FACED BY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. (B) TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROMOTING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (I) PROVIDING SERVICES AND ADVICE TO CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES IN WALES ON GRANT FUNDING APPLICATIONS, AND INFORMATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES ACROSS WALES AND OUTCOMES ACHIEVED FOR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE; (II) PROMOTING CARE & REPAIR SERVICES THROUGH ALL MEDIA, STRATEGIC, POLITICAL AND VOLUNTARY NETWORKS; (III) INFORMING, ADVISING AND SUPPORTING CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES TO DELIVER SERVICES THAT ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE’S HOUSING NEEDS; (IV) ADVISING CARE & REPAIR AGENCIES ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE CURRENT POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES THAT HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE; (V) SAFEGUARDING THE VALUES, STANDARDS, SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND OF THE CARE & REPAIR MOVEMENT (“THE MOVEMENT”) AND DEVELOPING GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE AND SOUND INFORMATION; (VI) PROTECTING SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC MONIES INVESTED IN THE MOVEMENT BY DEVELOPING ROBUST SYSTEMS THAT MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF SERVICES AND OUTCOMES DELIVERED; AND (VII) PROVIDING A TRUSTED AND EXPERIENCED PLATFORM FOR DEBATE, INNOVATION AND INFORMATION ON THE HOUSING NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE IN WALES. IN THIS CLAUSE, “THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR” MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: “CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.