Continental Societies, Inc., a non-profit, tax-exempt, international public service organization founded as a national organization in 1956 - and now has 43 chapters in 21 states in the USA, District of Columbia and Bermuda and is continuing to grow. Through our Five-Point Programmatic Thrust: Health, Education, Employment, Recreation (HEER), plus Arts & Humanities, Continental women adhere to providing humanitarian service through our HEER programs to children in need. Nationally, regionally and locally, Continentals have created innovative activities while volunteering through outreach programs.