To promote, foster and develop the welfare of children with special needs to improve their recreational facilities, advance their educational opportunities, and sponsor a climate of security and well-being in their environment. 

Continental Societies Inc.® is an international service organization dedicated to the socioeconomic and cultural welfare of underserved children and youth. The organization, founded in June 1956 and incorporated nationally in 1972, embraces 49 chapters in 21 states, Washington, DC, and Bermuda and continues to grow.