As part of its 2010 Housing America campaign, NAHRO will hold a poster contest
for children associated with affordable housing and community development programs
owned or administered by NAHRO member agencies. Posters will reflect
the national theme of “What Home Means to Me.” The contest is a collaborative
effort of NAHRO’s chapter/state, regional, and national organizations.
National honorees will be selected from chapter/state-level winning entries.
Click on the video below to see a slideshow of last year's winners and their artwork.
Poster Specifications:
Theme - "What Home Means to Me"
Size - No larger than 22"x28"
Media – Contestant may use any art media (marker, crayon, paint, collage, textiles, etc.), but please consider that
posters will need to be mailed and reproduced.
Click here for a promotional flyer in Word format
that can be adapted with individual information.
Eligibility and Selection Categories:
Contest participation is open to all children residing in affordable housing
assisted directly (i.e., public or Section 8-assisted housing) by or supported
under community development and affordable housing programs (i.e., CDBG, HOME,
LIHTC) administered by a NAHRO member agency.
Three age categories of competition: Elementary - K to 5th grade; Middle - 6th to 8th grade;
and High – 9th to 12th grade.
State/Chapter Competitions:
Submissions to National NAHRO must first be judged at the state or regional level (click here for your state and region contacts). Due to the number of entries, NAHRO cannot accept submissions from individual agencies.
Each state/chapter may submit three honorees in each of the three age categories
to NAHRO national for entry in the national competition (a maximum total of nine posters submitted to National NAHRO).
National Competition:
Deadline for submission of State honorees to National NAHRO is Friday, September
17, 2010.
State/Chapter honorees should be mailed to:
NAHRO 2010 Poster Contest
c/o John Bohm
NAHRO 630 I St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
National honorees will be selected by a Blue Ribbon panel of judges to be assembled
by NAHRO staff.
The National Jury will select four honorees in each of the three categories,
plus an overall Grand Prize honoree.
National Prizes: National honorees will receive U.S. Savings Bonds.
The 12 national honorees will receive a $100 savings bond and the Grand Prize
honoree will receive a $500 savings bond. The Grand Prize honoree and his or
her family will also be provided with transportation to and lodging at NAHRO’s
March 2011 National Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. All National honorees
will also receive a framed certificate.
Poster Calendar and Display of 13 National Winning Entries:
Poster Calendar: National NAHRO will develop a 2011 calendar based
on the 13 nationally-selected posters. NAHRO will obtain a sponsor for the
calendar.
Narrative and Release of Nationally-Selected Entries: National
honorees will be asked to provide a short
narrative as to their poster theme and must sign a release
making their entry the property of NAHRO and permitting duplication/publication
thereof.
Display of National Honorees: NAHRO will also seek permission to
display selected entries in the U.S. Capitol.
