Gillingham Youth Foundation

1. TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF GILLINGHAM DORSET AND ITS HINTERLAND AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LODBOURNE AND TOWN WARDS (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. 2. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF : (A) ADVANCING THEM IN LIFE AND HELPING THEM BY DEVELOPING THEIR LIFE SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AN INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION, INCLUDING:· COMMUNITY EDUCATION;· PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE;· TRAINING (INCLUDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING) AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING;· RESEARCH AND ADDING TO COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIFIC AREAS OF STUDY AND EXPERTISE;· THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT THROUGH WORKING WITH PARTNERS, ANSBURY (REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1160444) AND THE LOCAL JOB CLUBS TO GIVE ADVICE AND SUPPORT; (D) PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ALL WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.