SPECIAL OLYMPICS INFORMATION | SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUDSON VALLEY
1207 U.S. 9, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Eligibility
Hours
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Call for information
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Orange County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Description
Offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to train and participate in various sports and compete in the yearly Olympic event. Also provides a program for those youth who want to participate in sports, but do not want to compete.
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Providing organization
SPECIAL OLYMPICS HUDSON VALLEY
To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-style 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 skills and friendship with their families, Special Olympics athletes and the community. Through their participation in Special Olympics New York athletes gain confidence and build a positive self-image, which carries into the classroom, the home, the workplace and the community.