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Community Impact

Lighting the Way Series, Part 4: The Power of Love and Support

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Families are at the heart of Special Olympics, championing inclusion, building community, and driving impact every day. They shape every athlete’s journey by offering a unique type of love and support in a way that nurtures their physical, emotional, and personal development.
Community Impact

Champions of Inclusive Public Health: Special Olympics at APHA 2025

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Members of the Special Olympics Health team attended and presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting 2025 in Washington, D.C., sharing updates and news about our ongoing Health work.
Athletes

Special Olympics North America Programs Highlight Healthy Athletes Screenings

By RJ Nealon, October 30, 2025
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Competing in sports at your highest potential requires more than just hard work and determination.

Athletes

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Athletes are the heart of Special Olympics. Our athletes are children and adults with intellectual disabilities from all around the world—5.6 million and counting! They are finding success, joy and friendship as part of our global community. They're also having lots of fun!
Partners of the Movement

Government & NGO Partners

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Partnerships between Special Olympics, governments and non-government/non-profit organizations provide valuable support to our movement as we transform lives and expand our programming reach around the world. These multi-faceted relationships enhance Special Olympics’ robust platform, further growing our capacity to deliver life-changing and life-saving interventions to people with intellectual disabilities and champion change at the highest levels of governance.

Special Olympics Program Emergency Relief Fund

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Special Olympics is the largest grassroots sports organization for people with intellectual disability globally. With inclusive sport, education, and health programming in over 200 countries, reaching over 3 million athletes with intellectual disability, our reach has drastically been affected by the devastation of COVID-19 worldwide. This Program Emergency Relief Fund will go directly to support country Programs globally as they rebuild for strength, scale, and inclusion.

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Special Olympics Global Health Report: Focusing on the Invisible

Global Report Sharing Toolkit

The resources here can be used and shared for promotion of the global health report, Focusing on the Invisible.

Families

2014 MENA Games--Family Forum
Families are at the heart of Special Olympics, championing inclusion, building community, and driving impact every day. Whether you're new or already involved, there are countless ways to connect, lead, and grow with us.
Sport and Competition

World Games

Major Special Olympics competitions are held around the world each year to bring together athletes contending to be the best in their sports. Now, athletes are training for our next World Winter Games in Turin, Italy in 2025 and our World Games in 2027.
Community Impact

Opening Doors: Advancing Inclusive Pediatric Care in Colombia

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Recognized annually on 20 November, World Children’s Day brings awareness to children’s rights and welfare worldwide.
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