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.
Meet Some of the Special Olympics Young Athletes Community
Special Olympics Young Athletes gives children, with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 2 to 7 the opportunity to benefit from physical moment. Currently, more than 440,000 children and their families enjoy sport and play together while building community.
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Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® is Ready for Back to School 2019
Three Component Model is Proven to Create Positive School Climates
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Diego’s Magical Movie Moments
Desperate Housewives star Max Carver and Warren High School's Diego Salazar break down some lines from some of the biggest hit movies.
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Diego and Iantha Show Max Warren’s Ways
Warren High School was honored as an ESPN Top 5 Unified Champion School in February of 2019.
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Cities of Inclusion Summit in Philadelphia
Special Olympics Pennsylvania hosted a “Cities of Inclusion” Summit to create a vision for Philadelphia as an inclusive city.
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Togetherness: Rowan University Recognized for Pioneering Inclusion on College Campuses
Rowan University was recognized as a top-five Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools®. Rowan was the first in New Jersey and one of the original collegiate programs in the country to embrace togetherness in sports and education.
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SKF and Special Olympics France: A Powerful Partnership
Through the power of football, a strong bond has developed between SKF and Special Olympics France athletes.
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Leading Unified with Special Olympics
From 23 July – 26 July, Special Olympics had the opportunity to attend the 24th Annual World Scout Jamboree, hosted by the World Organization of the Scout Movement, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Mt. Hope, West Virginia.
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The Sweet Sounds of Competition
Special Olympics and Starkey Hearing Foundation Partnership Brings the Gift of Hearing to World Games Athletes.
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Kenmore Middle School becomes the First Middle School Recognized for Its Pledge for Inclusion
Kenmore Middle School was recognized on April 12th, as a top-five Special Olympics Unified Champion School, becoming the first middle school to receive the honor for embracing togetherness.
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Hasbro Celebrates the Power of Youth and Unified Champion Schools in New Video
Hasbro has been a partner of Special Olympics and the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® program since 2016, supporting the expansion of inclusive school programming in the United States (Washington, Rhode Island, Florida, California) and globally (Canada, India, Great Britain, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia).
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A Second Opinion Can Change the Game
How important is it to get a second opinion? Ask any of the athletes who have received a health screening from Special Olympics. To date, Special Olympics has conducted more than 2.3 million throughout the world.
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