The purposes of society are the promotion of child and youth welfare and the promotion of charitable causes. The purpose of the statutes is achieved by planning, developing and implementing educational aids for children and young people, in particular by running inpatient facilities for highly delinquent children and adolescents, as well as all related initiatives. Society can also develop and implement school measures for this group of people. In addition, the society supports mentally neglected or mentally ill as well as children, adolescents and parents and relatives of such children or adolescents through pastoral and therapeutic services. This is done in particular by the opening and maintenance of appropriate inpatient, semi-stationary, outpatient and/or comparable services, in particular by residential groups.