SPECIAL OLYMPICS Area 11(kent & Barry)
Cause Area
- Community
- People with Disabilities
Location
1239 76th St. SW, Suite EByron Center, MI 49315 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Athletes are given continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness and athlete skill, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympic athletes, and the community.
Description
The ultimate goal of Special Olympics is to help persons with intellectual disabilities participate as productive and respected members of society at large, by offering them a fair opportunity to develop and demonstrate their skills and talents through sports training and competition, and by increasing the public's awareness of their capabilities and needs.