2013 — New Executive Director: UNITY founder, JR Cook, stepped down as Executive Director and was succeeded by Mary Kim Titla, San Carlos Apache.

2013: — UNITY moves its headquarters to Arizona: UNITY Moved its headquarters from Oklahoma City to Mesa, Arizona.

2014 — UNITY and the US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) partnered on the Today’s Native Leaders initiative, a four-year project designed to offer regional and national trainings and learning opportunities for American Indian youth to increase positive outcomes in their schools, communities, and family environments. Trainings were held in Arizona, Florida, South Dakota, Washington, California, Minnesota, and Massachusetts.

2014 — UNITY introduced its first 25 Under 25 Youth Leaders class at the National Conference in Portland, Oregon. The 25 Under 25 Native Youth Leadership Awards honors, recognizes, and celebrates the achievements of Native youth between the ages of 14 and 25 who embody UNITY’s core mission and are committed to developing their spiritual, mental, physical and social well-being. New classes are selected in even years.

2014 – UNITY expanded its news network in 2014 with the production of mini-newscasts. With help from Phoenix TV stations and the ASU Cronkite School of Journalism, UNITY hosted Communication Boot Camps, which allow Native youth to explore the world of journalism and inspire them to produce videos about issues or activities important to them. Multi-media mentors help youth produce UNITY News segments, which are shown during the conferences.

2015 — First Lady Michelle Obama: First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to 1,300 Native youth at the White House Tribal Youth Gathering in Washington D.C. UNITY co-sponsored the event.

2015 — Revival of the Earth Ambassadors program: UNITY reinstituted the Earth Ambassadors program thanks to a matching grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Thirteen youth were selected from among dozens of applications. The 12 members of the NUC Executive Committee became honorary members. Subsequent Ambassador classes are to be selected during odd calendar years.

2016 — The UNITY Wellness Warriors Project. Funded by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation over three years (2016-2019), the new program increased the awareness of the need for and benefits of adopting a lifestyle that incorporates a culturally relevant and measurable personal wellness plan that will lead to transformational change among Native American and Alaskan Native youth, while positively impacting their communities.

2019 – The Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative, a three-year project funded by the US Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), aimed to support and enhance Native youth engagement, coordination, and action related to public safety issues, with a focus on juvenile justice and delinquency prevention in Indian country.