North Central Regional Council of NAHRO

169 Templar Ave., Pinckney, MI 48169 734.498.2493 rso@ncrcnahro.org

All states must have their poster submissions to NCRC by April 1, 2026!

Return State Poster Entries to:

Dakota County CDA
Anna Judge – NCRC Housing America Task Force Chair
1228 Town Centre Drive
Eagan, MN 55123

The “What Homes Means to Me” poster contest is for youth, Kindergarten through Grade 12, who live in affordable and assisted housing. The NCRC NAHRO regional council will recognize our region’s three winners (one from each age group) at the regional conference in Indianapolis, IN on August 21, 2026. Those 3 winners will then be sent on to the national level for consideration.

(Send poster contest entries to your State Chapters for selection process and the top 3 state chapter winners from each age group will be forwarded to NCRC NAHRO for regional selection. Submissions sent directly to National NAHRO will be disqualified.)

The national “What Home Means to Me” Poster contest is the culmination of numerous poster contests held by NAHRO member agencies, state organizations and regional councils across the United States. National NAHRO does not accept national poster contest submissions directly from individuals, member agencies or state organizations — only regional winners advance to the national contest. Jump down to How to Enter.

The 24 regional entries are judged by a national panel, and 12 national winners are selected to be featured in NAHRO’s “What Home Means to Me” calendar for the following year.

Note: NAHRO has updated the Poster Contest application for 2026-27! Please take a moment to review the new format carefully, and contact HousingAmerica@nahro.org with questions.

Questions: Anna Judge, NCRC NAHRO Housing America Chair

How to Enter

Housing authorities submitting entries to the national poster contest must first send entries to its local/state NAHRO chapter. Local/state NAHRO chapters are encouraged to host their own poster contests and submit the winning posters from each age category to their regional council. Local/state chapter contests are optional. Each regional council will determine a deadline for poster contest entries and a date for regional judging. National NAHRO is not involved in the scheduling or conduct of regional council contests. The regional council will select three winners – one from each age category – and forward those on to the national competition in Washington, D.C.

National NAHRO will not accept submissions from individual housing authorities. Any submissions sent directly to national NAHRO will be disqualified.