The Meaning of Home contest calls on Grades 4–6 students to share their vision of safe, caring homes for all Canadians.
Canadian children in Grades 4 through 6 are being invited to submit a poem or essay to the Meaning of Home contest, asking them to answer: “What does home mean to you?”
Kingston's Habitat for Humanity community engagement manager, Rosa Mordasiewicz explains that this is a valuable lesson for students to experience.
The annual contest aims to encourage creativity while raising awareness of the importance of safe, affordable housing. Every submission result in a donation to a local Habitat for Humanity Canada affiliate to support accessible housing projects.
Mordasiewicz says that this is also an opportunity for students to give back to their community in a huge way.
Grand-prize winners earn a $30,000 grant for their community’s Habitat build — plus a tablet and a pizza party for their class. Runners-up receive smaller grants for local housing projects.
Parents and teachers can register online to submit student entries starting January 2026.
For more details on how to register, head over to meaningofhome.ca.
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