Youth Activation Committee
Educate, empower, & Motivating our youth.
Youth are educating, empowering, activating, and motivating people to foster respect, dignity, and advocacy for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through Special Olympics and the Youth Activation Committee, youth serve as leaders by implementing programs that unify schools, transform communities, and promote acceptance and inclusion for all.
Special Olympics Kansas is looking for youth to join the movement as leaders. You will educate other youth that intellectual disabilities cross all boundaries of age, gender, religion and culture. Youth leaders help carry out Special Olympics mission and promote inclusive environments in their schools and communities.
The primary goal for the Special Olympics Kansas Youth Activation Committee is to have more student athletes and partners involved in the behind the scenes planning for our unified tournaments. We want to be able to teach them skills so that they can be better leaders in the Special Olympics community and in their local communities and school.
YAC GOALS
- Spread the Unified Movement across the state/New UCS Schools
- Bring ideas to the group on how we can better our program and our community programs
- Plan and participate in monthly activations
- Active on Social Media
- Learn how to work with peers of all abilities
- Become a better youth leader towards peers of all ability levels
- Your Personal/Group Goals
APPLICATION PROCESS
- Students will be chosen to serve as Unified pairs, both a Special Olympics athlete and Unified Partner, from the same school
- Each Unified pair application must also have a mentor submit an application telling us more as to why they should be picked for the Youth Activation Committee
- Preference will be given to pairs that have multiple years of Unified sports experience
EXPECTATIONS
- Youth Activation Committee members will be expected to attend meetings
- Each meeting will be held at the Special Olympics Kansas office in Mission or via Zoom
- We will discuss different leadership skills and teach new ways to get people involved and be more inclusive in our schools
