Your donation of $25 will help an athlete celebrate their achievements with bronze, silver, and gold medals at one of our 4 Annual State Games.

Your donation of $50 can provide one health screening for a single athlete!

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) often receive substandard health care and have higher rates of blindness, obesity, disease, and chronic pain. As the largest public health organization dedicated to serving people with ID, our Healthy Athletes Program provides free health screenings, educational resources, and teaches preventative care to athletes in eight disciplines- FitFeet, FUNFitness, Health Promotion, Healthy Hearing, Opening Eyes, Special Smiles, Strong Minds, and MedFest.

Your donation can help send an athlete to a state-wide, annual competition! (Winter Games, Summer Games, Fall Sports, or Holiday Classic)

Sponsor athletes to participate in the FIT5 Program! Your donation will help fund the necessary tools and education materials for one CT Special Olympics local program to offer the FIT5 program to their athletes . Fit 5 is designed to educate athletes on how fitness, nutrition and hydration impact overall athletic performance. Athletes enrolled in the eight-week program are trained using a comprehensive wellness curriculum that empowers them to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Your donation can make it possible to send an athlete all 4 state-wide, annual competitions. (Winter Games, Summer Games, Fall Sports, and Holiday Classic)

Your donation of $1,000 can sponsor one full day of Athlete Leadership Training! Our Athlete Leadership Program gives athletes an opportunity to serve as leaders and ambassadors for SOCT. As part of this program, athletes attend leadership training twice a year to improve presentation, communication and networking skills. SOCT continues to adapt their Leadership Trainings to fit the needs of our athletes in the current world, including virtual trainings via Zoom.