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THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:
(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:
(A) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE AS ACTIVE CITIZENS IN SOCIETY AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;
(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE ABOUT CAREER PATHS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES;
(C) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
(2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE ?YOUNG PEOPLE? MEANS PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 TO 30 YEARS OF AGE AND ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS THOSE WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; OR WHO ARE WITHIN, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED, THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM.
