March 3, 2016 - Eighteen members heard a presentation by Amy Knapton, Executive Director of the Vanessa Behan Crisis Center.  The center is open 24/7 and receives no government funding.  Their annual budget is about $1.7 million and is enhanced by volunteer help valued at $5 million per year.  In 2015 4,877 children were served but 2,500 had to be turned away.  Currently they have a capacity of 22 children at a time; the average stay is 24 hours; stays are usually limited to 72 hours be can be extended if home conditions are still bad. 


A Kiwanis advisor for Aktion Club also told the club about their upcoming projects:  polishing the brass on the  Riverfront park carousel, volunteering at Meals on Wheels every month and plangent flowers by the gondola in Riverfront Park.