Citizen Advocacy = Savannahians helping Savannahians for more than 33 years… Your donations support our small staff to invite local people into citizen advocacy relationships with a person who is at risk of abuse, neglect, or diminished opportunities because of prejudice toward disability.
Local Support for Local Action… We depend on the Savannah community for support and are proud to have local individuals, family foundations, businesses, churches, synagogues, civic clubs and local government as investors in citizen advocacy in Savannah. We are also proud to receive funding through the Georgia Advocacy Office, the State of Georgia’s Protection and Advocacy organization.
We started in 1978 with a budget of $33,000 with all funds from the state government through the Georgia Advocacy Office. Our revenue sources for fiscal year 2011 total $237,000 and are:
The Georgia Advocacy Office $90,000
City of Savannah $5,000
Local Citizens $50,000
Local Foundations $56,000
Local Businesses $22,000
Local Churches $11,000
Local Civic Clubs $3,000
Please click on links at right for a more detailed look at our finances.
Join in to ensure that citizen advocacy is a part of our community’s future. Deeper, wider, stronger – one person at a time. Membership benefits include four newsletters per year, our Report to Investors which is published each July, invitations to our Annual Covered Dish Supper and Meeting and to various community education events during the year. We hope to earn your support in the years ahead.