Please encourage your residents to participate!

Public Housing/Section 8 children K – 12 eligible to apply!

Since 2008, the What Homes Means to Me 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.

Click HERE for contest rules and application. 

Posters must be sent to Massachusetts state chapter of NAHRO (MassNAHRO). MassNAHRO will select winners* then forward them to the region (New England Regional Council - NERC) which will select the three winners, one in each age category, to be included in the national contest. NAHRO will not accept submissions from individual housing authorities.  

Mail Applications to: 990 Washington Street, Suite 209 Dedham MA, 02026

DEADLINE: May 22,2026