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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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World Youth Skills Day

On World Youth Skills Day, Special Olympics is proud to announce the sixth cycle of Youth Innovation Projects.
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Inclusive Mindsets Expand in 7 Regions Around the World

Special Olympics Global Youth Engagement seeks to create inclusion in schools and communities around the world through the empowerment of youth, families, teachers, and other supporters.
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The Power of Youth Leadership: Driving Unified Sports in Sweden

In 2019, Isak Langfors and Olle Ekman from Uppsala in Sweden had a simple dream—to ensure that young people with intellectual disabilities in their city could experience the joy of football.
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Special Olympics Named Among Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur Foundation $100M Grant

Global expansion of Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools was announced as one of the top proposals in helping to solve one of the world’s most crucial social challenges
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The ‘R’-Word Remains Prevalent Across Social Media

New research shows 7 in every 10 posts are negative toward people with intellectual disabilities and 6 in every 10 posts contain a slur. Special Olympics and Best Buddies continue to ‘Spread the Word to End the Word’ in the Campaign’s 10th Year.
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