With a poverty crisis affecting one in six children in America, we need new ways to raise awareness and engage more Americans in this tragic yet reversible situation. Perhaps the best resource for advocacy is kids themselves. So here's a project that educates kids about the challenges too many of their peers face while harnessing their creativity to make change and, at the same time, gives them a chance to win a $500 savings bond and meet actor and advocate Julianne Moore.



In partnership with the American Federation of Teachers' (AFT) Randi Weingarten and Julianne Moore, Save the Children's U.S. Programs is holding a school-based art contest this month. We're asking young people -- from Pre-K through 12th grade -- from across the country to create cards using the heart image as a symbol for values like unity, loyalty and responsibility. In addition to the leadership role kids play in designing the cards, they will also take the lead in picking five winning card designs online in mid-December.

The final set of five kid-designed Valentine's Day cards wi