Finding Your People: How Foster Youth Connect
We believe foster youth benefit from community connections with their peers. Whether you connect through FosterClub, a Youth Advisory Board, or another peer network - we want to hear from you! Are you a young person (24 or under) that has experienced care? You are invited to enter FosterClub's CREATIVE EXPRESSION contest! Our theme is Finding Your People: How Foster...
Contest: Foster Love in February
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED - THANK YOU FOR ENTERING! The young people of foster care never cease to amaze us. We invited FosterClub's youth to contribute their voice to our Foster Love in February contest by sharing poems and stories of ways they stay connected to family, and why that is important to them. We published several of their quotes...
FosterClub Happy Holidays Contest Gets Great Advice From Youth
We are once again blown away by the meaningful ways youth contribute to the world around them... We invited FosterClub's youth to contribute their voice to the FosterClub Happy Holidays campaign by sharing quotes and photos of ways they celebrate the holidays or don't celebrate! "I celebrate Christmas and one thing I like to do every year is giving back...
Enter FosterClub's Happy Holidays Contest!
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED - THANK YOU FOR ENTERING! We are once again blown away by the meaningful ways youth contribute to the world around them... We invited FosterClub's youth to contribute their voice to the FosterClub Happy Holidays campaign by sharing quotes and photos of ways they celebrate the holidays or don't celebrate. We published 12 of your inspiring quotes and fun...
How I felt when I entered foster care
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. WINNER ANNOUNCED SOON! Watch for the next FosterClub Contest. Are you a writer, artist, or performing artist who has been in foster care? Submit a short essay, poem, artwork, or a video (or any other creative work) and share your story, your opinion, or your recommendations - and you could win $100! Your story could be...
How can foster parents help you stay healthy? (CLOSED)
MARCH 2018 TOPIC: How can foster parents help you stay healthy? As a young person in foster care, your foster family or caregiver may help you stay healthy.... or maybe you wished they would have helped you with your health care. For example, maybe you have an ongoing health issue or mental health issue that you've had support with (or...
Contest Entry Rules & Guidelines
CONTEST ENTRY DETAILS:
Winner and chosen entries may be featured on FosterClub's website, social media, and/or publications. FosterClub will only share first name, age, state, and non-identifying portions of biographical information submitted with the entry. Parents or workers with questions about how FosterClub protects youth identity and/or contest rules, please contact our staff [email protected] or call 503-717-1552
OFFICIAL RULES AND GUIDELINES:
Any young person up to age 27 who has experienced foster care, including kinship (living with relatives), is eligible to enter. Entries can be in form of short stories, poems, original artwork, or any other method of creative expression that convey their experiences and feelings related to the contest topic. Be sure to review Strategic Sharing before sharing your story. Entries must be received by midnight on the deadline date listed in the link above.
HOW TO ENTER:
Submit your entry by using the form, select the type of entry and our system will provide instructions on how to upload files. Have questions or need help submitting? Contact us at [email protected] or call 503-717-1552.
You are welcome to enter more than once - please submit a new form for EACH piece of work that you would like to enter into the contest.
We're excited to see your creativity!