LET's Befriends

THE OBJECTS OF LET’S BEFRIENDS ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, WHO ARE HOMELESS, RECENTLY REHOUSED OR UNDER THREAT OF EVICTION AND IN CHARITABLE NEED OF ASSISTANCE. 2. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT BY PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. 3. THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, RECENTLY REHOUSED OR UNDER THREAT OF EVICTION ACROSS THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT AND IN CHARITABLE NEED OF ASSISTANCE BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES WHICH HAVE A PROVEN BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON HEALTH, INCLUDING THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING. 4. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE DISTRICT, OFFERING SUPPORT TO IMPROVE ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND OTHER DISADVANTAGES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE ABUSE, POOR EDUCATIONAL / SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING AND CRIME.