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Central Area

Area Contact Information

305 Special Olympics Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-635-1660
Fax: 573-635-8233

Area Staff:
Tim Schuster, Program Director

Alex Jones, Development Director

Counties served:
Audrain, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Chariton, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Gasconade, Henry, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Macon, Maries, Marion, Miller, Moniteau, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Osage, Pettis, Phelps, Pulaski, Ralls, Randolph, and Saline

Area Sponsors

Columbia Missourian logo
RRCU Logo Full Color
Horseman Challange Logo
Quaker Windows & Doors Corporate Logo
BSL Logo 200x85

Thank you for Sponsoring an Athlete

 

Help a Central Area athlete today. Your donation helps cover the cost of equipment, facilities, and meals for a year, ensuring individuals with intellectual disabilities can experience the joy of sports through Special Olympics Missouri.

Boone Supported Living LLC

Alia Jones

Zach Robinson

Heather Soberano 

Seth Hall

Central Area events

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State Basketball 2026

March 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
2026 MO Magic Logo

Team Missouri Meeting/Training

March 27 - March 29
Purdy, 65734 United States

Details coming. Questions? Contact Susan Shaffer

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Central Area- Waynesville Track

April 10 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Central Area- Russellville Track

April 17 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
13600 Rt. C
Russellville, MO 65074 United States
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Central Area Track

April 18 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
1690 W Ashley Road
Boonville, MO 65233 United States

Central Area- Breakfast with Champions

April 21 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am
305 Special Olympics Drive
Jefferson City, MO - Missouri 65101

More Info to come!

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Central Area- Holden Track

April 22 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
1901 South Main St.
Holden, MO 64040 United States
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Central Area- Windsor Track- Kaysinger Conference

April 24 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
210 North St
Windsor, MO 65360 United States

Central Area- LETR Let’s Get Physical

April 25 @ 12:00 pm - April 26 @ 12:00 pm

More info to come!

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Central Area- Hermann Track

May 8 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

SOMO Sum Ups - weekly recaps & headlines

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Laura Speed Elliott Middle School students raise money for Special Olympics through coin wars

On May 22, an EF3 tornado tore through Jefferson City, destroying our athletic field and damaging the roof and most interior spaces at the Training for Life Campus. Due to…

Young athlete laying on belly under a parachute and looking up while smiling

The Impact of Young Athletes

 Editor’s note: This session of Young Athletes concluded in early May 2019. On May 22, an EF3 tornado tore through Jefferson City, destroying our athletic field and damaging the roof…

Athlete gives tour of the Training for Life Campus

Special Olympics Missouri Athlete Finds A “Place to Belong”

Inspired by our mission, SOMO offers programs that cultivate the whole athlete on and off the sports field. It’s easy to see that lives can’t help but be changed through…