AWARDS COMPETITION
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AWARD (DEI)
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award recognizes individuals or groups who have demonstrated outstanding commitment and have made significant contributions to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion within their agency and community.
REGIONAL COMMISSIONER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Each year, NAHRO seeks to honor a commissioner who has shown exceptional leadership. We are placed to announce that this year, MARC NAHRO is soliciting nominees for the Regional Commissioner of the Year Award. The regional winner will be submitted for the national competition. This is your opportunity to nominate a peer and encourage a peer to apply for this recognition, or to apply yourself based on your individual accomplishments. We hope you will consider participating in the Regional Commissioners of the Year Award program.
NATIONAL NAHRO AWARDS
NAHRO recognizes both individuals and agencies who have bettered the affordable housing and community development industry.
Each year MARC NAHRO honors the work and dedication of their members! MARC NAHRO recognizes the achievements, innovation and outstanding efforts of its member agencies and non-profit organizations through our Awards and Scholarship programs; to provide additional opportunities to inform the public of the best in housing and community development; and to create a place to call home!
PROGRAMS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
NAHRO MERIT COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The NAHRO Merit College Scholarship awards $3,000 each to eight scholars, one from each NAHRO region, who are pursuing their first post-secondary degree. Each NAHRO region submits an applicant of their choice from their own scholarship program. If no regional scholarship program is in place, the region will select one eligible applicant to complete the NAHRO Merit College Scholarship application. The regions’ scholarship applications then are judged by the NAHRO Scholarship Committee, which is comprised of Housing America Advisory Committee members. National honorees are selected from region-level winning entries. NAHRO does not accept submissions from individuals, member agencies or state chapters.
MARY E. PAUMEN LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Established in 2019, the Mary E. Paumen Leadership Scholarship will fund NAHRO professional and leadership development opportunities for commissioners, employees, and resident council leaders in the region. Scholarship recipients will be afforded an opportunity to participate in a broad range of training, seminars, certifications, leadership development experiences, and research internships, either domestically or internationally. To be eligible for the Mary E. Paumen Leadership Scholarship, applicants must be either a commissioner, an employee, or a resident council leader of a MARC NAHRO agency member.
POSTER CONTEST
HOUSING AMERICA CAMPAIGN
In 2008, NAHRO created the Housing America campaign to raise national awareness about the critical role that affordable housing programs play in building and sustaining healthy communities nationwide.
“What Home Means to Me” Poster Contest
NAHRO holds an annual national poster contest for youth who live in affordable housing owned or administered by NAHRO member agencies. Each piece of art shares the children’s thoughts on the theme of “What Home Means to Me.” Hundreds of beautiful posters from children across the nation are entered in local, state and regional competitions. A panel of judges selects 12 winners and one grand prize winner, who is awarded a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet his or her elected representatives. The winning posters are collected in the Housing America calendar, a year-long reminder of importance of safe, decent and affordable housing to children and families nationwide.
Mail Entries to:
MARC NAHRO Service Office
12246 FM 1769
Graham, TX 76450
For more information contact 940-521-9982 or marc@nahro.org
National NAHRO will not accept submissions from individual housing authorities. Any submissions sent directly to national NAHRO will be disqualified.