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THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN HACKNEY, HARINGEY, AND NEIGHBOURING LONDON BOROUGHS AMONG MEMBERS OF THE HAREDI ORTHODOX JEWISH COMMUNITY, ARE:1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG BOYS AND YOUNG MEN AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 19 WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF AUTISM AND ASSOCIATED BEHAVIOURAL CHALLENGES (‘THE BENEFICIARIES’), RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, BY PROVIDING GROUP ACTIVITIES IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENABLE THEM TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM AND DEVELOP SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS WHICH HELP TO INCREASE THEIR CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES AND MAXIMISE THEIR POTENTIAL. 2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES OF THE BENEFICIARIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND, ADVOCATE FOR, AND CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, THEREBY IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES.3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THE FAMILIES OF THE BENEFICIARIES BY THE PROVISION OF FOOD TO ADDRESS THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF FOOD POVERTY.