The Meaning of Home contest invites grades 4, 5 and 6 students from across Canada to submit a written poem or essay explaining what home means to them for a chance to direct a grant to their local Habitat for Humanity.
The contest was established by founding sponsor Sagen in 2007 to help raise funds and awareness for Habitat for Humanity in Canada, and to engage and educate the next generation in Habitat’s mission to help families access affordable homeownership.
The 2024 Meaning of Home contest will open in January
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Contest highlights
Over 100,000 students from across Canada have participated in the Meaning of Home contest since 2007
During the 2023 contest, over 12,000 students participated
$2.3 million raised to date to help Canadian families in need of decent and affordable homeownership
Every year, the Meaning of Home contest allows over 40 local Habitats across Canada to empower families to build a brighter future through affordable homeownership with the $10 per entry and winners’ prize grants donated by our sponsors
What does home mean to you?
We would like to thank our generous Meaning of Home contest sponsors
Founding Sponsor
Awards Sponsors
Judging Sponsors
How can you help?
Sponsor
The ask
With the support of partners like you, the Meaning of Home contest
will continue to engage and empower Canadian students to make a
difference in their communities, while helping Canadian families build
strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership.
Why sponsor?
- Strengthen your brand awareness among teachers, students and parents and demonstrate corporate social responsibility by partnering with Habitat for Humanity Canada, ranked in the top 5 as one of the most recognized brands in the world (World Value Index 2018).
- Give back while engaging and empowering students to make a difference in their communities.
- Build consumer and employee engagement and morale via local and national sponsorship activation opportunities.
Find out how to become a Meaning of Home contest sponsor by emailing partnerships@habitat.ca or calling 1-800-667-5137 x2.
Parents
It’s simple: all your child needs is a pencil and paper to write a composition, essay, or poem and tell us what home means to them. When they enter $10 will be donated to your local Habitat for Humanity. Each grade will have a grand prize winner and three runners-up.
Teachers
The Meaning of Home contest is a unique and meaningful way to get students involved in creative writing. The goal is to teach students the importance of actively participating to better their communities.
It is also a way for you to meet curriculum criteria in the area of language/language arts.