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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.