The Polar Plunge is back! Are you daring enough to take the plunge? Click the banner to register for any of the five plunges statewide!
Special Olympics Oregon has relcoated to our new donated office space. Please update your records with our new address: 419 NE 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97232
Since 1968, Special Olympics has been changing attitudes about the talents of people with intellectual disabilities. This year, Special Olympics celebrates 50 years of fighting for inclusion and revolutionizing the world!
Special Olympics Oregon represents the largest disability population in Oregon, providing life-changing opportunities to children, youth and adults living with intellectual disabilities through our year-round programs and services. Learn more about what we do and who we serve.
Please join us in welcoming our new CEO, Britt Carlson Oase! Click here to learn more about her background and excitment to join Special Olympics Oregon.
The Respect Campaign asks people to pledge to stop using the word "retard(ed)" and other derogatory language, as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people. Join Special Olympics Oregon in creating a more accepting and inclusive world. Learn more about the Respect Campaign here.
Melissa Holcomb, (Pictured right, with Britt Oase, CEO on the left) the newly-appointed Local Program Coordinator for Linn County, Oregon, has brought a new energy to her community, helping her local program flourish in the midst of uncertainty.
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Over the past ten years, Tiffany Monroe has become an increasingly important part of the success of Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) in the Springfield/Eugene area as an employee of the Springfield Police Department. Through Tiffany's leadership, the LETR movement in Springfield/Eugene has seen significant growth.
Meryck Barber is both an athlete and a unified sports coach for Special Olympics Oregon (SOOR). He is described as a courageous and determined individual who always gives 100% of his effort into everything he does.