Poverty Should Not Exist

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,1. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN ENGLAND AND WALES, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES, BY PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GRANTS OF MONEY, AND GOODS, SERVICES AND/OR FACILITIES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS.2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES, PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES, BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.