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- EIN 86-0307564
- (602) 230-1200
- 2455 N Citrus Rd Bldg 64 Goodyear AZ 85395-2317 USA
- www.specialolympicsarizona.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Special Olympics, Sports
Mission: To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy. . . To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sports for all children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other special olympics athletes and the community.
Programs: Competition - provides year-round athletic competition in a variety of olympic-type sports to 23,933 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Unified sports/social inclusion - special olympics arizona unified program provides social inclusion for individuals with disabilities and those without disabilities through sports, health, youth and adult leadership, and other self-advocacy programs and campaigns.
public education - sharing the vision of special olympics to over 5 million individuals in arizona through local news sources, media coverage and the special olympics arizona communication tools (printed material & electronic material).
outreach & volunteers - 23,000 dedicated volunteers provide the time and energy to make special olympics a reality by serving as coaches, officials, chaperones and day-of-event volunteers for over 639 competitions in 21 different sports.