{"id":1853,"date":"2026-06-24T21:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vfw1.wpenginepowered.com\/programs\/educacion-juvenil\/voice-of-democracy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:58:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:58:05","slug":"voice-of-democracy","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/programs\/educacion-juvenil\/voice-of-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Voice of Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"relative overflow-hidden bg-vfw-ink text-white\" aria-label=\"Split hero\">\n\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid min-h-screen items-stretch lg:grid-cols-[50fr_50fr]\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center px-6 pb-14 pt-32 lg:pl-[max(48px,calc(46vw_-_600px)_+_48px)] lg:pr-12 lg:pb-20 lg:pt-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"kicker kicker-dark\">Voice of Democracy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-bar bg-vfw-gold my-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-display-lg text-white uppercase\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-balance\">El programa de becas de ensayos en audio m\u00e1s grande del pa\u00eds.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-6 max-w-[640px] text-body-lg text-vfw-cream\/85\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVoice of Democracy es uno de los programas financiados por los Colaboradores del Programa Nacional. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-8 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"vfw-button inline-flex min-h-[48px] w-full items-center justify-center bg-vfw-red px-8 py-3 font-display text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.05em] text-white transition-opacity hover:opacity-90 sm:w-auto\" href=\"\/corporate-engagement\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpulse los programas de Juventud y Educaci\u00f3n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"ml-2 h-4 w-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"relative min-h-[340px] lg:min-h-screen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55211819406_aefdf56680_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Un joven y una joven de pie uno al lado del otro sonriendo para la foto con certificados en la mano.\" style=\"object-position: center center;\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hidden lg:block pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 left-0 w-1\/2 bg-gradient-to-r from-vfw-ink via-vfw-ink\/55 to-transparent\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"bg-vfw-ink py-14 lg:py-16 content-block wp-block-acf-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"test-class mx-auto max-w-[1200px] px-6 lg:px-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-5 \">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-display-md mb-0 text-white\" style=\"line-height:0.95\"><span class=\"text-balance\">El principal concurso de becas de la VFW<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-bar bg-vfw-gold my-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-body text-white\/80\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Voice of Democracy es uno de los programas c\u00edvicos para j\u00f3venes m\u00e1s antiguos y consolidados del pa\u00eds. Desde 1947, ha pedido a los estudiantes de secundaria que expresen por escrito sus opiniones sobre el patriotismo y la vida estadounidense, las graben y las presenten para ser evaluadas a nivel local, estatal y nacional. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-vfw-stone py-14 lg:py-16 content-block wp-block-acf-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"test-class mx-auto max-w-[1200px] px-6 lg:px-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-5 lg:flex-row lg:items-stretch lg:gap-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-[50vh] w-full overflow-hidden lg:h-auto lg:w-[60%]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55211964348_f709be4b4f_c.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover object-center\" alt=\"Patriot pen recipient students taking a group photo.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55211964348_f709be4b4f_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55211964348_f709be4b4f_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55211964348_f709be4b4f_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/55211964348_f709be4b4f_c-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center lg:w-[40%]\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-display-md mb-0 text-vfw-charcoal\" style=\"line-height:0.95\"><span class=\"text-balance\">Elegibilidad y el camino hacia las nacionales<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-bar bg-vfw-red my-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-body text-vfw-charcoal\/80\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puede participar cualquier estudiante de los grados 9 a 12, ya sea que asista a un programa de estudio p\u00fablico, privado, parroquial o en el hogar de los EE. UU., o a una escuela en un territorio estadounidense o una escuela dependiente en el extranjero. Los estudiantes presentan su ensayo a trav\u00e9s de un <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vfw.org\/find-a-post?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puesto local de la VFW patrocinador<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partir de ah\u00ed, el avance se gana \u00fanicamente por m\u00e9ritos, a trav\u00e9s de cuatro niveles de competici\u00f3n: Puesto, distrito y estado, con las voces m\u00e1s fuertes de todo el pa\u00eds reuni\u00e9ndose en Washington, D.C. para la ceremonia anual del Desfile de Ganadores.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-vfw-ink py-14 lg:py-20 wp-block-acf-feature-grid\"> \n\t<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-[1200px] px-6 lg:px-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"max-w-3xl text-left mb-12 lg:mb-16\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"uppercase text-h2 text-white\"><span class=\"text-balance\">Premios y reconocimientos<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-bar bg-vfw-gold my-8 \" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:grid gap-6 lg:[grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr))]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-t-4 border-vfw-gold bg-vfw-charcoal text-left p-6 lg:p-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"font-mono text-label kicker-dark text-vfw-gold\">Primer puesto nacional<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-3 text-h3 uppercase text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t35.000 $\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-3 text-body text-vfw-cream\/70\"><p>Beca conmemorativa T.C. Selman, pagada directamente a la escuela del beneficiario<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-t-4 border-vfw-gold bg-vfw-charcoal text-left p-6 lg:p-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"font-mono text-label kicker-dark text-vfw-gold\">Primer puesto del Departamento (estatal)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mt-3 text-h3 uppercase text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1.000 $\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-3 text-body text-vfw-cream\/70\"><p>M\u00ednimo + un viaje con todos los gastos pagados al programa Founding Forward en Valley Forge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"border-t-4 border-vfw-gold bg-vfw-charcoal text-left p-6 lg:p-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"font-mono text-label kicker-dark text-vfw-gold\">Premios adicionales<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-3 text-body text-vfw-cream\/70\"><p>otorgados en los niveles de Puesto, Distrito y Departamento a lo largo del concurso<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-vfw-ink-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-08c8c669 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-vfw-ink-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1bbac977 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-2-xl-font-size wp-elements-c83b40a340beb22257d61a846103352e\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">Tema y fecha l\u00edmite de este a\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3df2d66a48cf1caba211fa0ac1675610 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm)\">Tema 2026\u20132027: <em>\u201cLo que un veterano me ense\u00f1\u00f3 sobre Estados Unidos\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-402d31222d3abfd4ad185a50a038a0a2 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"Fecha l&#xED;mite: Entregar en un Puesto local de la VFW patrocinador antes de la medianoche del 31 de octubre de 2026.\"><strong>Fecha l\u00edmite:<\/strong> Entregar en un puesto local patrocinador de la VFW antes de la medianoche del 31 de octubre de 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vfw-org-hqagarhxahbybyd9.z01.azurefd.net\/-\/media\/VFWSite\/Files\/Community\/Youth-and-Education\/Voice-of-Democracy-Entry-Form-Fillable.pdf?la=en&amp;v=1&amp;d=20260410T233747Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solicitar ahora<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"bg-vfw-stone py-14 lg:py-16 content-block wp-block-acf-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"test-class mx-auto max-w-[1200px] px-6 lg:px-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-5 lg:flex-row-reverse lg:items-stretch lg:gap-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative h-[50vh] w-full overflow-hidden lg:h-auto lg:w-[60%]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover object-center\" alt=\"Olivia M. Drewniak recibe una beca de $35.000 como ganadora del primer puesto del concurso nacional Voice of Democracy.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voice-of-Democracy.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center lg:w-[40%]\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-display-md mb-0 text-vfw-charcoal\" style=\"line-height:0.95\"><span class=\"text-balance\">Destacado de ganadores anteriores<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider-bar bg-vfw-red my-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-body text-vfw-charcoal\/80\"><p><strong>Olivia Drewniak, ganadora del primer puesto nacional 2025\u201326<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olivia, una estudiante de \u00faltimo a\u00f1o de Woolwich, Maine, se llev\u00f3 a casa la beca conmemorativa T.C. Selman de 35.000 $ por su ensayo en respuesta al tema <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u00bfC\u00f3mo demuestra patriotismo y apoyo a nuestro pa\u00eds?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"bg-vfw-red py-14 lg:py-20 wp-block-acf-cta-band\">\n\t<div class=\"container px-6 lg:px-12\">\n\t\t<div class=\"mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-center mx-auto block text-label text-white\">\u00bfEst\u00e1 listo para impulsar la misi\u00f3n?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-4 h-[3px] mx-auto w-12 bg-white\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"text-display-lg text-white text-center mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-balance\">Participe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mt-4 text-base lg:text-lg text-white max-w-2xl text-center mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLos colaboradores corporativos financian las activaciones que sit\u00faan a este programa en el escenario nacional.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-8 flex flex-col gap-4 sm:justify-center sm:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"inline-flex vfw-button w-full items-center justify-center sm:w-auto px-8 py-3 font-display text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.05em] transition-colors bg-white text-vfw-red hover:opacity-90\" href=\"\/corporate-engagement\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImpulse los programas de Juventud y Educaci\u00f3n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-arrow-right ml-2 h-4 w-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M5 12h14\"><\/path><path d=\"m12 5 7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"inline-flex vfw-button min-h-[48px] w-full items-center justify-center sm:w-auto border-[1.5px] px-8 py-3 font-display text-sm uppercase tracking-[0.05em] transition-colors border-white text-white hover:bg-white hover:text-vfw-red\" href=\"https:\/\/vfw.org\/find-a-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEncuentre su puesto local\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El mayor concurso de becas de ensayos en audio del pa\u00eds. 50 estados, premios financiados por empresas y reconocimiento nacional. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1854,"parent":1705,"menu_order":0,"template":"","program_category":[45],"class_list":["post-1853","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program_category-juventud-y-educacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/1853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/1853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2210,"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/1853\/revisions\/2210"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/1705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vfwfoundation.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_category?post=1853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}