What We Do
Special Olympics Nebraska transforms the lives of over 6,000 individuals with and without disabilities through programming in sports, health, education, and leadership. We believe in ending discrimination and fear and building a future of justice and joy.
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We offer 20 Olympic-style individual and team sports that provide meaningful training and competition opportunities for people with and without intellectual disabilities year-round.
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We provide access to health services for a population with significant unmet health needs by offering free health screenings year-round in 8 different disciplines.
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We partner with schools to provide programming that empowers youth and educators to be leaders of change by encouraging inclusion, participation, advocacy and leadership.
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We encourage athletes to use their strengths and voices to share their stories, undertake meaningful leadership roles, breakdown stereotypes, and create more inclusive communities.
Best Practices Partnership
Through our commitment to nonprofit excellence, legal compliance and adherence to the Nonprofit Association of the Midland's Guidelines and Principles, Special Olympics Nebraska is recognized as a Best Practice Partnership!
IN THE NEWS
Behlmann has been helping with the Special Olympics for 25 years.
Special Olympics Unified Sports combines people with and without intellectual disabilities on sports teams for training and competition. In Hastings, the Tigers hosted a unified bowling tournament, including four teams.
For the first year, Randolph is competing in Unified Bowling, a partnership between the Nebraska State Activities Association and Special Olympics. The sport is designed to create a more inclusive sports experience for students of all ability levels.
