Vol. 8, No. 2• May 2004

Writing Contest

First Prize: $100

Second Prize: $50

Third Prize: $25

Send us a letter or short essay answering this question:

Did you ever have a social worker you really liked?
What made that person special??

Deadline: August 11, 2004
Anyone under 21 who is or has been in foster care or
a group home can enter. Mail your entry to:

John McMahon, Editor
Fostering Perspectives
Jordan Institute for Families
340 Victoria Rd., Pines Bldg., Room 403
Asheville, NC 28801

Include your name, age, address, social security number (used to process awards only, your confidentiality will be protected) and phone number. In addition to receiving the awards specified above, winners will have their work published in the next issue of Fostering Perspectives. Runners-up may also have their work published, for which they will also receive a cash award.

We’re Also Seeking Artwork
Submissions can be on any theme. Submission requirements described above also apply to submissions of artwork, which should be mailed flat (unfolded) on white, unlined paper.

Submissions that do not appear in the print edition of Fostering Perspectives may be published in a new newsletter, Carolina Originals. Authors and artists published in Carolina Originals will receive a free copy of the issue in which their work appears.

Copyright � 2004 Jordan Institute for Families