Adam

We have a volunteer "work" program at our center, mostly male involvement. Usual tasks include delivering mail, filling bird feeders, feeding fish in the fish pond, hanging the flag in the morning, checking locations for lights that are out, marking clocks that need adjustment, a grounds crew who would pick up litter that blew on the property. Some men may just be interested in sorting through tools, or organizing a tool box. Some these tasks may need staff involvement if you have elopement/safety concerns but it allows for a sense of accomplishment and a bit of exercise too.

An idea that has worked for our center is to have a resident deliver internal newsletters from office to office, or “junk mail” from the postal service. This gives the resident a task to complete as well as get a little extra exercise throughout the day.