Area Contact Information
3524 S National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65807
Office Number: 417-306-9963
Area Staff:
Haley Blevins, Development Director
Jesse Williams, Program Director
Counties served:
Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Hickory, Howell, Jasper, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Ozark, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Taney, Texas, Vernon, Webster and Wright
Southwest Area sponsors
Southwest Area events
Mindful Midweek
Take a midweek break and join us for Mindful Midweek, a relaxed, come-and-go program designed to get your mind and body moving in new ways each week! Every Wednesday offers…
Mindful Midweek
Take a midweek break and join us for Mindful Midweek, a relaxed, come-and-go program designed to get your mind and body moving in new ways each week! Every Wednesday offers…
Southwest Area Basketball
Saturday, January 31st in Nevada, MO. Team Skills, Individual Skills, and 3v3 will all take place at the Nevada Community Center- 200 N Ash St, Nevada, MO 64772. All 5v5…
Southwest Area Local/Unified Basketball- Nixa
Wednesday, February 4th at Nixa High School. Unified 5v5 teams, invitation only. Coach Check-In begins at 9:00AM, Opening Ceremony at 9:15AM, competition begins immediately following Opening Ceremonies. Please reach out…
Mindful Midweek
Take a midweek break and join us for Mindful Midweek, a relaxed, come-and-go program designed to get your mind and body moving in new ways each week! Every Wednesday offers…
2026 Joplin Polar Plunge
2026 Polar Plunge Joplin Saturday, February 7, 2026 • 2:00 pm Registration Opens at 12:00 pm Location: Rivers Bend Family Resort Join us for the COOLEST event of the year!…
Mindful Midweek
Take a midweek break and join us for Mindful Midweek, a relaxed, come-and-go program designed to get your mind and body moving in new ways each week! Every Wednesday offers…
Southwest Area Local Basketball- Bolivar
Thursday, February 12th at Bolivar High School. Non-Unified, 3v3, 5v5, and Team Skills. Invitation Only. Coach Check-In starts at 9:15AM, Opening Ceremony begins at 9:45AM, and competition starts immediately after.…
SOMO Sum Ups - weekly recaps & headlines
SOMO Sum ups Jan. 11th – 16th
Central Area – On Saturday Jan. 3rd, local athletes from our Sister’s Supportive team joined Central Area Program Director, Tim Schuster, at the Mizzou Men’s Basketball game vs Florida to…
SOMO Sum ups Dec. 14th – Dec. 20th
St. Louis Metro Area – St. Louis Area athletes were excited to return to the beautiful new school facility at Francis Howell North High School for a local tournament this…
SOMO Sum ups Dec. 7th – Dec. 12th
Central Area – We wrapped up our bowling season on Friday with a fantastic tournament in Owensville, bringing an exciting and successful year of competition to a close. With that…
Drive It Home Raffle Raises Over $103,000 for Special Olympics Missouri
Special Olympics Missouri supporters came together in a big way this year for the 2025 Drive It Home Raffle — and we are thrilled to share the results! On Friday,…
Where Inclusion Shines: Highlights from the 2025 Special Olympics Missouri Awards Banquet
JEFFERSON CITY – Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) supporters gathered on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the Training for Life Campus for our Annual Awards Banquet, an afternoon dedicated to celebrating…
SOMO Sum ups Nov. 30th – Dec. 6th
Southwest Area – Don’t feel like cooking for dinner? No worries, we got you covered. Please consider dining at one of these restaurants to help raise money for Southwest Area…
SOMO Sum ups Nov. 23rd- Nov.29th
Southwest Area – Southwest Area hosted athletes from Carthage Intermediate School, Steadly Elementary School, Columbian Elementary School, Carthage 6th Grade Center, Carthage Junior High, Carthage High School and Webb City…
SOMO Sum Ups Nov. 16th – Nov. 22nd
Central Area – On Saturday November 15, we hosted our Central Area Bowling Tournament in Columbia, MO. We had over 500 athletes compete with us! We were also fortunate to…
