For the 2008 McKinney-Vento Awards
NLCHP is seeking submissions from homeless or low-income children and
youth for its annual artwork contest!
Each year, NLCHP selects
one winner and two runners-up whose artwork will be displayed at the
McKinney-Vento Awards ceremony, along with other selected artwork from this and
previous years' contests.The winning
artwork will also be used on the four awards that will be presented to the
honorees at the event, as well as other NLCHP outreach materials.
Submissions
will be accepted from children enrolled in after-school programs or art-related
organizations serving homeless and low-income children.
Entries in the contest must meet all criteria
listed in the guidelines, and must also include the entry
& release form, signed by a parent or legal guardian.
The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2008.
Click here to download a copy of the guidelines. Click here to download the parental release form. The
artist whose work is chosen for use in this year's event will be awarded a $50
Target gift card for school or art supplies, and the two runners-up will each
receive a $25 Target gift card. If you
know of an after-school group or children and youth organization in the DC Metro area that might like to participate in the contest, please e-mail Katherine Bittner.
The National Law
Center on Homelessness &
Poverty (NLCHP) created the McKinney-Vento Awards to recognize individuals or
organizations that have advanced solutions to homelessness and poverty. These awards also pay tribute to two
outstanding national leaders in the fight to end homelessness, Stewart B.
McKinney and Bruce F. Vento. Four awards
will be presented at this year's event: the Stewart B. McKinney Award, Bruce F.
Vento Award, Pro Bono Counsel Award, and Personal Achievement Award. For more information about the McKinney-Vento Awards, click here.
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