Soul Foundation

AS AN OUTWORKING OF OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES, THE CIO WILL CONDUCT ITSELF AND CARRY OUT ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY OF NORWICH, THE COUNTY OF NORFOLK, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:-1) THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY BY THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES, FUNDS AND FACILITIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY.2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION; POOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME.3) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-25 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT.4) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF AGE, ILL HEALTH OR THROUGH ADDICTION, ABUSE OR VIOLENCE EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ITEMS, SERVICES, FUNDS AND FACILITIES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE SUCH NEEDS.