Ventura County Special Olympics

Ventura County Special Olympics (VCSO) provides sport training and competition opportunities to intellectually disabled individuals ages 8 and up. All of these programs are free to the athletes.

Description:
VCSO offers 18 different sports to over 800 Special Olympics athletes at 45 different training sites throughout Ventura County.

A recent Yale study found that Special Olympics athletes benefit from improved physical fitness and sport skills; enhanced self-confidence and social competency; greater readiness for employment; better preparation for independent living; increased ability to make personal decisions; and improved friendships and family relationships.

History:
For twenty years, Ventura County Special Olympics has been providing opportunities to intellectually disabled individuals to participate in year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for people with mental retardation, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community.

Contact person: Peggi Preston, Regional Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (805) 650-7705

Address:

1559 Spinnaker Dr. #206 Ventura, CA 93001 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.vcso.org

Directions:

VCSO is located in beautiful Ventura Harbor Village. From the 101 Freeway, exit Seaward Ave. Take Harbor Blvd. south to Spinnaker Drive.   Nearest Bus Stop: Unknown

Last updated on June 2, 2010