Summary
Organization name
Special Olympics Colorado
other names
SOCO
1969
Tax id (EIN)
84-0713739
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
Special Olympics Colorado 3033 S Parker Road 12th FloorAurora, CO 80014
CO, US
The $30,000 Early Giving Match is LIVE Starting November 1!
For the first time ever, Cresa, and a group of loyal Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) supporters, known as the Friends of Inclusion Donor Collective, have come together to create a $30,000 Early Giving Match for Colorado Gives Day for SOCO donors!
That means every gift made to Special Olympics Colorado November 1 - November 30 will be matched dollar-for-dollar until the full match is unlocked!
MORE THAN A GAME
This year's Colorado Gives Day theme is More Than a Game because Special Olympics Colorado is about so much more than competition. It's inclusion in action.
For some athletes, it's the first team they've ever been part of.
For others, it's where they found confidence, friendship, and their voice.
It's a place to belong.
A chance to lead.
An opportunity to grow.
A community that celebrates every ability.
Join us and help show what makes Special Olympics Colorado More Than a Game.
Mission
The mission of Special Olympics Colorado is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.
Background Statement
Throughout history, people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have suffered from the worst forms of abuse, discrimination, and have been denied basic human needs - connection, health and hope for a better life. In 1968, Eunice Kennedy Shriver took a stand against injustices faced by people with ID and fought for inclusion, through the creation of Special Olympics. In 1969, Special Olympics Colorado (SOCO) joined in her fight to advocate and create lifelong opportunities for youth and adults with ID by combating complacency, ignorance and stigma through unique programs.
Now, over 50 years later, SOCO still provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with ID, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendships with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
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Organization Data
Aurora, CO 80014