For the 2009 McKinney-Vento Awards

NLCHP is seeking submissions from homeless or low-income children and youth in the Washington, DC area 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.

The winner will be invited to attend NLCHP's awards dinner in September, along with his or her parents/guardian.

Submissions will be accepted from children in the DC area who are enrolled in after-school programs or art-related organizations serving homeless and low-income children, or who are currently residing in shelters. 

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 has been extended to August 1, 2009!

Click here to download a copy of the guidelines.

Click here to download the parental release form.

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 Jessica Libbey at jlibbey@nlchp.org. 

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.