Civitan International

Civitan International, based in Birmingham, Alabama, is an association of community service clubs founded in 1917. The organization aims "to build good citizenship by providing a volunteer organization of clubs dedicated to serving individual and community needs with an emphasis on helping people with developmental disabilities." The organization includes 40,000 members (referred to as Civitans) in almost 1,000 clubs around the world.

This article is about the adult service organization. For the youth service organization, see Junior Civitan International.
Civitan International
Founded1917
FounderCourtney Shropshire
FocusDevelopmental Disabilities
Location
Area served
Worldwide in 42 countries
MethodCommunity service through service clubs, charitable grants
Members
40,000
Revenue
US$ 2,200,000 (2007)
Websitehttp://www.civitan.org
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