Establish, purchase, rent, lease, own, improve, and maintain, Armenian cultural and educational centers; promoting understanding, goodwill and appreciation of Armenian culture in the United States and among the American people; assisting, supporting, and encouraging educational, cultural and charitable institutions organized and functioning to aid those of Armenian origin in their general welfare, and the Armenian cultural heritage; deterring delinquency among the Armenian-American youth; organizing events, and creating and establishing educational and charitable functions; fostering public awareness in support of a free, united and independent Armenia; advancing the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues