Position Title: Intern, Unified Champion Schools, Programs Location: Lombard or Normal, Illinois (Partially Virtual) Department: Program Services – Unified Champion Schools Reports to: Jennifer Kelso / Jillian Hosteny , Unified Champion Schools Hours: Approximately 20 hours per week (some flexibility possible) Date Range: Approximately May 1 – August 31 (Depending on candidate school schedule) Position…
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Unified Champions Schools Impact
Listen to this interview on how impactful Unified Champion Schools has been for these two students, Danny & Charlotte….
My Son Ooozes with Confidence
Before a baby arrives, parents talk about endless possibilities. They plan ahead and they make sure everything is perfect. Parents dream about a bright and beautiful path for their child, and that path is paved by their own experiences because, naturally, to that point, that’s all they know. The day arrives that they’ve been waiting…
Meet the 2019 Unified Coaster Challenge Ambassadors:
Meet the 2019 Unified Coaster Challenge Ambassadors Special Olympics Illinois athlete and Unified Partner, Anna Scholler and Sydney Baumstark are the 2019 Unified Coaster Challenge ambassadors. Anna and Sydney, both Libertyville residents, became friends through Special Olympics. They play on a Unified soccer team called the Libertyville Storm. The girls share a love for soccer…
2019 Special Olympics Unified Sports MLS All-Star Match
MLS, ESPN and Special Olympics have teamed up to promote an environment of social inclusion by uniting people with and without intellectual disabilities through Special Olympics Unified Sports®. The cornerstone to the collaboration is the Unified Sports Soccer Exchange Program. Unified soccer teams travel to MLS markets to compete in exhibition matches scheduled in conjunction…