Community Impact
Every day, our athletes inspire people everywhere to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential. Learn more about the power Special Olympics has to make real change all around the world.
Bethany College Creates First Special Olympics College Club in West Virginia
When Allison Paxton, senior track student-athlete at Bethany College was in first grade, doctors diagnosed her with a form of high-functioning autism.
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Singer Montell Jordan is Excited to Watch Reaction of His Announcement Video
Champion Ambassador Montell Jordan watches Special Olympics New York athlete Aziza react to his video announcing her participation in the Special Olympics USA Games 2022 in a previous recording.
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Minnesota Elementary School Showcases Success from SHAPE America Partnership Through Unified PE
In Minnesota a school district and school are looking to set the standard of what to expect in the classroom and how it should be showcased in the hallways.
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Two Members of National Work Team Share Bond Forged Through Special Olympics
Special Olympics brings people together, even when they least expect it. For Mercy Ogutu and Britney Bautista, who live across the country from each other, Special Olympics is exactly how their connection began .
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Special Olympics Becomes Extended Family for Father-Daughter Duo
Each athlete coached and each teammate of Rylie’s becomes a part of the Halls’ extended family. That’s the way it’s always been.
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Coaches Across the Special Olympics North America Region Recognized as Outstanding
For coaches nationwide, teaching and helping develop athletes is what drives them to continue making an impact. But for those who coach Special Olympics, it’s much more than just watching athletic success.
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2021 Holiday E-Card
A Special Holiday Greeting from Athletes and Friends of Special Olympics*
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HCAC-Special Olympics Partnership Brings Excellence to Competition Events
The partnership between the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) and Special Olympics Indiana has grown immensely over the years.
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International Volunteer Day 2021
Video to celebrate Special Olympics volunteers during International Volunteer Day 2021.
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Special Olympics Youth Leaders Continue Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Legacy of Inclusion
Special Olympics is proud to announce the next cohort of 108 Youth Leaders for the Youth Innovation Project Initiative.
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Ending Health Disparities for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Ahead of the International Day of People with Disabilities, Special Olympics—with support from Golisano Foundation—convened global experts to discuss the policies, practices and programming that are urgently needed to eradicate the gross health disparities that exist for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Chris Meservey Uses a Teach-First Approach to Coaching
For over three decades, Chris Meservey has shared his blissfulness with everyone he meets within Special Olympics Nevada and beyond. By career choice, he teaches public speaking at the high school level but stemming from his love of sports, he coaches basketball and swimming.
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