Provision and support in cases of illness, disability and other emergencies; facilitation and simplification of study and training courses in Switzerland and abroad; assumption of education costs not covered by the public; provision of assistance for marriage; assumption of medical, pharmaceutical, hospital and care costs that beneficiaries are unable to cover; provision of spa and recreational stays; creation and maintenance of suitable housing for beneficiaries, which can be made available to them - depending on their economic hardship - free of charge or at a reduced rent.