Charitable objects
The objects of the CIO are: (a) To advance social inclusion for the public benefit in relation to communities or groups which are socially excluded in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Providing advocacy and facilitating equitable access to legal, public, housing, religious and charitable services; ? Providing tailored safeguarding and domestic abuse services; ? Delivering training to other organisations about the needs faced of a particular marginalised community or group and how these might be addressed; ? Raising awareness of the issues affecting a particular marginalised community or group. (b) To advance education for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Facilitating engagement with, and access to, education for marginalised communities or groups; ? Encouraging and resourcing the development of literacy in marginalised communities or groups. (c) To advance health for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Facilitating engagement with, and access to, health and social care for marginalised communities or groups; ? Encouraging and resourcing the development of mental health provision for marginalised communities or groups. (d) To advance the Christian faith for the public benefit in marginalised communities or groups in such ways as the charity trustees see fit including, inter alia, by: ? Providing flexible pastoral care and chaplaincy in accordance with the varying beliefs of different marginalised persons, communities or groups. (2) Faith-based inclusion Notwithstanding sub-clause (1)(d) of this clause, and for the avoidance of doubt, the CIO will provide its services irrespective of peoples? religion, faith, belief or values and the CIO will not proselytize nor seek to impose a particular faith or belief. (3) Scope of beneficiaries (a) The CIO will work with and for the benefit of marginalised communities that are Traveller, Roma and Gypsy. (b) Notwithstanding sub-clause (3)(a) of this clause, the trustees may decide the CIO will, from time to time, expand its work to include other marginalised and socially excluded communities and groups. (c) For the purposes of Clause 3, the definition of socially excluded and marginalised communities or groups will be those where one or more of the following is applicable: i. Those who are substantively socially stigmatised; ii. Those whose cultural needs are commonly misunderstood; iii. Those who have substantive difficulty accessing legal, public, religious, housing or charitable services; iv. Those who have communication and/or literacy difficulties, such that they have substantive increased difficulty in representing their own views; v. Those with disabilities and/or chronic ill health; vi. Those who are or are at risk of homelessness or being poorly housed (that being housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); vii. Those who are transgender or otherwise gender non-conforming or similar; viii. Those who are, were or are considering becoming sex workers; ix. Those where there is a risk or history of being subjected to domestic abuse, honour-based abuse, childhood abuse, exploitation, others forms of abuse or similar; x. Those who suffer with or are at risk of suffering from addiction; xi. Those who are involved or may be at risk of involvement in criminality; xii. Marginalisation as a result of being a relative or close friend of a person who is a member of a marginalised community or group (as defined by the aforesaid factors) even if they themselves are not directly in the said community or group. (4) Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable.
