TO PLACE CHILDREN WITH FAMILIES THAT ARE IN THEIR BEST INTEREST; TO PROVIDE THAT FAMILY WITH EDUCATION AND TRAINING SO THAT THEIR ADOPTED CHILD WILL THRIVE AND REACH HIS OR HER POTENTIAL; TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGIOUS FAITH, RACE OR HERITAGE; TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES REGARDLESS OF THEIR MARITAL STATUS, RELIGIOUS BELIEF, RACE, HERITAGE OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL, BENEVOLENT AND PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES OF ST. NICKS KIDS, INC. THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, SEMINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES; AND TO PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN THE ADOPTION COMMUNITY; AND TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO CHILDREN IN NEED BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.