About

A Civitan club is being developed in Carroll County. Civitan International is a non-profit community service organization with a worldwide mission 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. 

For more than a century, good citizens around the world have worked in tireless service to impact the lives of those in need. They call themselves Civitans.

Beginning with one local club in 1917, a group of business leaders in Birmingham, Alabama, formed a global organization based on the empowering message of fellowship, knowledge and service to others. Within a decade of that first meeting, more than 100 Civitan clubs were born.

Throughout history, Civitans have demonstrated courage to stand up and lead by example. In the 1940s, Civitan was the first service organization to integrate in the South – marking one of many organizational milestones. In 1974, Civitan again made history as the first major service club in America to admit women to full membership. Several years later Polly Mooney was elected to serve as International President for the 1990-1991 term, marking her the first female leader of a major service organization.

From adopting Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as a primary focus in 1956 to sponsoring a cutting-edge research center – the Civitan International Research Center – in 1989, Civitan has served its communities across the globe for over 100 years. Learn more about Civitan’s rich history by visiting with us at our next meeting.