U.S. Youth Ambassadors Isaiah and Daniel working with a youth leader from Special Olympics Utah. They are crouched around a piece of paper.
what's new
See our impact

Unified Champion Schools is READY for the new school year. The numbers speak for themselves!

Watch Now
National Best Friends Day

National Best Friends Day 2023

Friends make your life better. They cheer for you. They lift you up. They help you grow. National Best Friends ...

Unified Talks: Representation

Unified Talks: Representation

Today we’re celebrating Cristela Alonzo’s birthday! The actor/comedian extraordinaire also happens to be a good friend of ...

Looking Back on 2022

Looking Back on 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, let’s look back on all the Unified Generation has accomplished. From banner celebrations and ...

Back to School

Back to School

Are you ready to get back to it? This year “back to school” means so many things. Back to friends, ...

Unified Talks: Making Connections

Unified Talks: Making Connections with Cristela Alonzo

Unified Talks is back! We’re starting the new school year in style. In our latest episode, U.S. Youth ...

We Appreciate Our Unified Partners!

We Appreciate Our Unified Partners!

2-4-6-8! Who do we appreciate? Our Unified partners! Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors teach, support and learn ...

All About Me

All About Me

Learn about the U.S. Youth Ambassadors.

Click this button to go to the International Day of Friendship video.

Celebrate International Day of Friendship

What does it mean to be a friend? On Friday, July 30, we celebrated International Friendship Day. Celebrate your friends every ...

Ajene and Andy: Drawing with Nickelodeon. On the right is a picture of Ajene wearing a grey shirt and on the left is Andy smiling wearing a blue shirt

Drawing with Nickelodeon!

“This is the best day of my life – I’ll never forget it.“ Recently, Nickelodeon Storyboard Artist, Andy, and Special ...

Summer Fun with U.S. Youth Ambassadors. This image is the thumbnail for a video that shows what the U.S. Youth Ambassadors have been up to this summer.

Summer Fun with the U.S. Youth Ambassadors

Through sport and other fun ways, Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors are staying connected this summer. Hear how!

All About Families thumbnail

All About Families with the U.S. Youth Ambassadors

Family > Everything The #UnifiedGeneration is all about the importance of family. Not just the family you’re born into ...

Unified Talks: Reflections with Evie and Joy Thumbnail

Unified Talks: Reflections with Evie and Joy

U.S. Youth Ambassadors Evie and Joy have been spreading inclusion since elementary school. In this episode of Unified Talks, ...

National Best Friend Day

Friendships are important to the Unified Generation. National Best Friends Day is the perfect time to tell your best friend ...

Sam and Parker from Special Olympics Kentucky

How Unified Track Brought Sam and Parker Together

Meet Sam and Parker from Special Olympics Kentucky. Together, the pair have competed over the last 6 years. As a result, ...

Kate takes a photograph of her dog, a chocolate labrador.

#WorldPhotographyDay

Kate’s photography has taken her on unforgettable journeys. For World Photography Day on August 19, 2020, Kate gave us some of ...

Group of students posing in front of a school bus.

#InternationalFriendshipDay

Lasting friendships are at the core of the Unified Generation. That is why on July 30, 2020, we celebrate International Friendship Day. ...

Shaniya and her brother looking off into the distance.

#UnifiedGeneration

Meet our incredible youth leaders. These young leaders with and without intellectual disabilities come together to spread inclusion! They are ...

Tanner looking off into the distance.

Tanner’s Moment

Tanner gained a positive outlook on school and life after joining Unified Sports.

A close up photo of Rashaan.

Rashaan’s Moment

After moving around during childhood, Rashaan found his passion for basketball. But it wasn’t until college where he found ...

A group of students from Pontiac High School in Illinois posing for a picture.

Inclusion Weekly: Whole School Engagement

Students from Pontiac High School, Illinois, host this week’s “Inclusion Weekly”. During this video we learn about Whole School ...

Noah and his best friend Conrad hanging out.

Noah’s Moment

Growing up Noah and had an estranged relationship with his brother Sam who has an intellectual disability. The brotherly bond ...

Sidney and Britney a Unified pair from Hawaii smile for the camera.

Be The Change

Britney and Sidney are from Special Olympics Hawaii. They attended the Youth Leadership Experience at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games ...

Young man with his team reaching his hand up in the air in triumph.

Clovis Unified

This is the story of the Clovis North High School Unified Interscholastic Soccer team. Interscholastic teams play in Unified Champion ...

Two students from Ponaganset High School congratualting each other during a Unified Sports game.

Ponaganset HS: A Case Study

It takes a lot of work to be a Special Olympics National banner Unified Champion School. To do this, a ...

Noah from Mead High School smiling as he holds a sign that says

Mead HS: A Case Study

Mead High School is a Unified Champion School in Longmont, Colorado. The school has grown exponentially over the decade since ...

Alamo Heights students Carrie and Dominic speaking at a podium.

Alamo Heights HS: A Case Study

Alamo Heights High School is in San Antonio, Texas. This school is a Unified Champion School. Alamo Heights High School ...

Kate DeCotis and a classmate sitting on the bus. Kate is smiling at the camera.

There is Nothing Kate Can’t Do

Through Kate’s story, we see what meaningful inclusion looks like from an early age. She is fully embraced as ...