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Jessica Dauvergne is our new Senior Director of Health Programs. Learn more about her and her new role in this interview!

For many of these athletes, it’s their first time on an NFL field, let alone a stadium. It’s a common childhood dream that, for most, remains only a dream, but for these Special Olympics New York athletes and Unified partners, that dream has come true.  

On National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), we celebrate more than athletic achievement — we celebrate confidence, courage, leadership, and possibility.

Special Olympics New York announced that the 2026 Special Olympics New York State Winter Games will return to Rochester Feb 20 & 21.

Special Olympics New York and the Erie County Legislature announced the first-ever State Games Bowling Championships: The Final Frame.

Through January 31, Market 32 and Price Chopper customers can help Special Olympics athletes score big by rounding up their change.

Michelle Bonar, our Associate Director of Development in the Western Region, gave us a first-person account of her Special Olympics story.

Enhance, expand, empower. It's been our plan for the past five years, and it's been so successful we're extending it into the next five, too.

Janissa has distinguished herself as a versatile athlete, competing in basketball, floorball,  track & field, and powerlifting.

Richard Fishwick, hailing from the Hudson Valley Region of New York, has been a steadfast participant in Special Olympics New York for over 13 years.

Nick Zmuda's dedication to sport and inclusion has taken him around the world, including traveling to Anchorage, Alaska, to compete at the Special Olympics 2001 World Games.

Thierno, a Unified Champion Schools Athlete based in NYC, has been actively engaged with Special Olympics for four years, participating in basketball and soccer as an athlete while attending 721M as a high school student.