Family Health Forums Bring Communities Together

Organized as part of the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program and often funded by grants from global partner Lions Clubs Continue reading →

We’re 99.5% the Same

Tom Golisano of the Golisano Foundation is the founding sponsor and major underwriter of the CGI Annual Meeting and a Continue reading →

Healthy Choices Through Culinary Creativity

What’s the best way to encourage athletes to eat healthy? Offering them healthy food, of course! Special Olympics Mexico is Continue reading →

Honoring Sen. Ted Stevens

Alaskans have many reasons to respect their former Senator Ted Stevens (1923-2010), but as he was one of the first Continue reading →

U.S. House Majority Leader – A Fan of Special Olympics Health & Youth Programs

Katie Botha, Senior Director of Development and Communications for Special Olympics Virginia uncovered a very special story for Healthy Athletes. Continue reading →

Outlasting Osteopenia

An avid Special Olympics athlete since the age of 12, Virginia, or Kalei as her father calls her, thought her Continue reading →

Dental Care Worth Thousands of Dollars Provided Free to Arizona Athletes

Devin Hohl’s story is one shared by Special Olympics athletes everywhere. She suffered from a chronic infection in her mouth, Continue reading →

Treatment of Heart Defect will Add Decades to Athlete’s Life

Like many people with intellectual disability, Zuebeyde Horus, a Special Olympics athlete from Turkey, was living with a serious heart Continue reading →