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| Founded | 1917 |
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| Founder | Courtney Shropshire |
| Focus | Developmental Disabilities |
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Area served | Worldwide in 42 countries |
| Method | Community service through service clubs, charitable grants |
Members | 40,000 |
Revenue | US$ 2,200,000 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.civitan.org |
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.