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Quick Facts
44% of athletes
become employed,
compared to only
28% of individuals
with intellectual
disabilities who do
not participate in
Special Olympics.
49%of Special
Olympics
athletes train
and compete
for more than
10 years.
Children ages 2–8 with
intellectual disabilities
that participate in the
Young Athletes Program™
make 7 monthsgain in development of
motor skills in 3 months.
58,884Children and Adult Athletes
40,281Volunteers
2,248Healthy Athletes Screenings
22Sports
10,163Young Athletes™ Served
1,872MATP Athletes Served
120,000Students Impacted by Project UNIFY
4,551Coaches
300+Annual Competitions
Special Olympics Texas By the Numbers
Special Olympics Impact
Why Give to Special Olympics Texas?
87¢ of every dollar raised goes
directly to support programs for SOTX
athletes.
100% of funds raised locally by
SOTX remain in that community.
www.specialolympicstexas.org
Special Olympics athletes:
+ perform better in school+ enjoy stronger family
relationships
+ make more friends+ are more prepared to live and
work in their communities
Special Olympics Texas is a
organization; it is solely
funded by contributions from
corporations, foundations,
individuals, planned gifts and
special events.
There are more than
4.5 million Special Olympics
athletes in the world;
58,333 of those are
in the state of Texas.1.3%
7.5% of athletes inNorth America.
of athletes worldwide.