Category: Post – News
2018 Summer Games: One-Month Countdown
LONG BEACH (May 9, 2018) – One month from today, the 49th annual Special Olympics Southern California Summer Games will begin with Opening Ceremony on the campus of California State ...
Kaiser Permanente Southern California Becomes “Official Health Partner” for SOSC
PASADENA, Calif., April 25, 2018 — Kaiser Permanente Southern California has signed a three-year agreement as the “Official Health Partner” for Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC). In yesterday’s contract signing ...
LAPD Captain Sees ‘Great Honor’ in USA Games Final Leg
Captain Al Labrada of the Los Angeles Police Department sees pride and joy when he watches the athletes of Special Olympics Southern California. There's a palpable competitive spirit among the ...
National Volunteer Week Spotlight: Elyse Garcia
Elyse Garcia and her family have been helping individuals with intellectual disabilities longer than Special Olympics Southern California has carried its current name. Her mother used to run a swimming ...
National Volunteer Week Spotlight: Mike Zabarsky
By Sean Minnihan At any number of Special Olympics Southern California Area or Regional events, it wouldn’t be uncommon to see someone wearing one of our many hats, T-shirts, or ...
INSIDE SOSC: What a Week It Was at SOSC
There was so much going on this first half of April within Special Olympics Southern California, we thought we would bring you up to speed. The first half of the ...
Advocates for Inclusion at State Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Athletes and representatives from Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) and Special Olympics Northern California (SONC) converged on the California State Capitol Building to advocate as part of ...
Dive Into April
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Spring sports will dive, sprint, jump and fly into high gear this coming April and what a month we have in store for you. One of ...
Johnny Hekker to be Keynote Speaker for Annual Breakfast
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Mar. 22, 2018) – Special Olympics Southern California’s (SOSC) annual Rafer Johnson Breakfast with Champions is part of the opening day of the annual Summer Games on ...
New Opportunities
As Special Olympics Southern California has expanded its reach, now serving more than 32,250 athletes, more competitors have been able to try their hand at more sports. New sports have ...