Regulations of the Evangelical Church Council on the fund for mothers in need - Principle

1. The Fund of the Evangelical Church of the Canton of Thurgau for Mothers in Need was established to alleviate financial distress for single mothers or fathers, or underprivileged parents.

1. Funds may be used in favor of women who experience short- or medium-term financial hardship due to motherhood. They should also assist in facilitating the carrying to term of their pregnancy.

2. Contributions may also be provided to mothers or parents, in special cases also to fathers, who fall into financial hardship due to obligations for their own children, especially for extraordinary expenses.

1. The fund assets consist of

1. the initial deposit made by the Synod on March 31, 2003

2. the annual interest income from the fund capital

3. contributions from church congregations or from the central fund of the regional church

4. contributions from third parties

1. The sponsoring organizations of the counseling center for pregnancy issues in the Canton of Thurgau, Benefo Foundation Weinfelden, and the Thurgau Evangelical Women's Aid Frauenfeld are referred to as partner organizations.

1. The advisory centers of the designated partner organizations decide autonomously, in accordance with the purpose of the Fund, on the allocation of resources.

2. In exceptional cases, the church council can also directly allocate contributions.

3. The Fund's resources may only be used subsidiarily. Contributions can only be granted if there is no alternative claim, particularly a statutory entitlement to benefits or a claim to public sector benefits, or if the bridging assistance can prevent a dependency on statutory social assistance in the short term.

1. For the years 2005 to 2009, an annual amount of CHF 3,000 is allocated to both the Counseling Center for Pregnancy Issues and the TEF Counseling Center. This is subject to an early termination pursuant to § 9.

2. This amount is transferred at the beginning of the year to the organization responsible for the counseling centers. The organization makes the funds available to the respective counseling center.

1. The partner organizations are obligated to present a summarized account of the use of the funds to the church council at the end of each year.

2. If the entire amount is not used within a calendar year, the church council will decide on the amount to be allocated for the following year.

1. The Questorate of the Protestant Regional Church manages the fund accounting and reports on it to the Church Council and the Synod as part of the annual financial statement.

1. The church council shall decide on any possible extension of fund disbursements beyond the year 2009 based on the current status of the fund.

2. The church council may, by the end of the calendar year, with a notice period of six months, order the cessation of payments to one or all partner organizations. The partner organizations may also terminate their cooperation with the church council by the end of the calendar year with a notice period of six months.

1. This Regulation shall enter into force on July 1, 2005.

2. For the current year 2005, the full amounts mentioned in § 6 shall be paid.