15th Annual
"What Home Means to Me"
Poster Contest
Since 2008, the What Home Means to Me Poster Contest has recognized the amazing, poignant art of children who live in affordable housing across the country. Each piece of art visually shares the child’s thoughts on what their home means to them. Every year, hundreds of children, ages 5-18, participate in the contest at the state and regional level. Their heartfelt messages about their homes underscore the importance of the work that housers and community development professionals do.
The national contest is the culmination of numerous poster contests held by housing agencies, states and regions all across the United States. Three judges choose 12 winners from the regional entries to be featured in NAHRO’s “What Home Means to Me” calendar for the following year.
All national winners receive cash prizes. The grand prize winner, whose art is featured on the calendar cover, will also receive a trip to NAHRO’s Washington Conference to meet our membership and their Congressional representatives!
Contest Rules
Eligibility
Contest participation is open to all children in grades K-12 who are:
- Resides in Public Housing or HCV (Section 8) through the Central Falls Housing Authority
Poster Requirements
Posters should reflect the theme of “What Home Means to Me.”
Posters must be at least 8.5 x 11 paper size (letter size) and have a LANDSCAPE (HORIZONTAL) orientation.
Contestants may use marker, crayon, paint, or color pencil. Please consider that posters will need to be packaged, mailed and reproduced when choosing materials/mediums.
Entries must be created by only one person. Entries created by two or more people will not be accepted.
Age Categories
Local/state chapter and regional council contests accept submissions in the following age categories:
Elementary: K to 5th grade
Middle: 6th to 8th grade
High: 9th to 12th grade
One regional winner from each age category will be advance to the national competition.
Please submit your entry to Bridgett Duquette, Central Falls Housing Authority, 30 Washington Street, Central Falls RI 02863 no later than June 1st!