Osage Nation Child Support Services Focuses on Uplifting Families

Press Release
ONCSS Outreach Poster Contest

Calling on community to participate in poster contest highlighting positive effects of child support 

OSAGE NATION SERVICE AREA, Okla.. (February 10, 2023) - The Osage Nation Child Support Services (ONCSS) is on a mission to remove the stigma that comes with child support and highlight the ways child support helps families. 

Osage Nation strives to improve the welfare of children by strengthening family responsibility and values, while ensuring cultural and community integrity. Children are the most vital resource to the continued existence and integrity of the Osage Nation and other Native American nations.

“Child support is all about making the life of a child as secure as possible and that is always a good thing,” said ONCSS Director Michael Kidder. “I am proud of the work our team does to uplift families throughout Osage Nation.” 

ONCSS works in collaboration with federal, state and tribal agencies to improve the welfare of children residing within the Osage Nation jurisdiction through the establishment of paternity and/or child support order, modification of child support order, and the enforcement of a child support order.

OSAGE NATION CHILD SUPPORT OUTREACH POSTER CONTEST 

ONCSS is focused on increasing public understanding of child support enforcement and that both parents are responsible for enriching their children’s lives and securing their future. 

All community members are invited to participate in the Osage Nation Child Support Outreach Poster Contest. The winner will receive a $50 gift card! Highlights may include responsible Fathers/Mothers, and how the child support system helps. 

Contest Rules:

1. Applicants must be Native American.

2. Create and submit a piece of original work.

3. Artwork should reflect child support in a positive manner. (i.e. benefits child support brings to children’s needs. NO negative connotations such as the “deadbeat” parent stigma.)

4. Any mixed media suitable for reproduction as a poster is allowed, including computer-generated graphics.

5. No trademarked or copyrighted images or phrases should be used, with the exception of Osage Nation logos, if applicable.


Submission Format:

Digital designs should be submitted as a 300 dpi JPG or PDF. If submitting a traditional painting or drawing, it should be scanned and sent as a 300 dpj JPG or PDF. 

Link to submit digital design: https://forms.osagenation-nsn.gov/view.php?id=109054

Physical copies can be submitted by delivering or mailing to:

  • Osage Nation Child Support Services
  • PO Box 1299
  • Pawhuska, OK 74056

All submissions must be received by 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.  

Judging:

Judging of artwork and the written word will be based on the following criteria (in no specific order):

• Theme Depiction

• Overall Appearance

• Originality

• Design & Execution

 

If you have questions, please call (918) 287-5458 or email oncss@osagenation-nsn.gov. 

 

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