Our Mission

To provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with an intellectual disability, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in the sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

Our Vision

Sport will open hearts and minds towards people with intellectual disabilities and create inclusive communities across Wisconsin. Globally, we strive to end discrimination against people with ID.

Our Values

Integrity
Teamwork
Inclusion
Excellence

Our Strategic Goals – Creating inclusive communities across Wisconsin

1. ENGAGE: Encourage and create meaningful experiences.
2. EMPOWER: Achieve excellence, live our mission and secure our future.
3. EXPAND: Increase depth of participation, quality, reach and equity of programs for all participants

Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy Statement

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are at the heart of all that we do at Special Olympics Wisconsin as we strive to promote unity and create a world where everyone belongs.

We value, celebrate, and respect all differences, backgrounds, and perspectives and understand that greater diversity and inclusion creates a stronger and more innovative organization that delivers better results as we work with athletes in all communities.