About
Civitan is an association of community service clubs.
Civitan was founded in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1917. Its founder and first president was Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire, a prominent Birmingham physician.
Civitan's purpose is to provide opportunities for personal and professional development while improving communities through community service.
The mission of Civitan worldwide is to provide a volunteer association of clubs to identify and meet community needs with an emphasis on helping people with mental and developmental disabilities.
Civitan's motto is "Builders of Good Citizenship."
The Civitan World Headquarters is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and provides support services to clubs in the areas of growth and expansion, leadership training, public relations, and fund raising.
There are approximately 32,000 members in nearly 1,200 clubs throughout the world.
Junior civitan, a program for young people, has approximately 17,000 members in nearly 500 clubs.
The emphasis of the organization is toward helping people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities (MR/DD). However, Civitan clubs are involved in a variety of community service and fund-raising projects.
Civitan's most widely recognized fund-raising program is the Civitan Candy Box Project. The Candy Box Project is serviced by volunteers and 100 percent of the net proceeds benefit people with MRfDD.
Civitan funds the Civitan International Research Center, a facility for research and treatment of MR/DD located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
For more information contact the public relations department at Civitan International.
Civitan was founded in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1917. Its founder and first president was Dr. Courtney W. Shropshire, a prominent Birmingham physician.
Civitan's purpose is to provide opportunities for personal and professional development while improving communities through community service.
The mission of Civitan worldwide is to provide a volunteer association of clubs to identify and meet community needs with an emphasis on helping people with mental and developmental disabilities.
Civitan's motto is "Builders of Good Citizenship."
The Civitan World Headquarters is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and provides support services to clubs in the areas of growth and expansion, leadership training, public relations, and fund raising.
There are approximately 32,000 members in nearly 1,200 clubs throughout the world.
Junior civitan, a program for young people, has approximately 17,000 members in nearly 500 clubs.
The emphasis of the organization is toward helping people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities (MR/DD). However, Civitan clubs are involved in a variety of community service and fund-raising projects.
Civitan's most widely recognized fund-raising program is the Civitan Candy Box Project. The Candy Box Project is serviced by volunteers and 100 percent of the net proceeds benefit people with MRfDD.
Civitan funds the Civitan International Research Center, a facility for research and treatment of MR/DD located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
For more information contact the public relations department at Civitan International.
