CaringCouple|Contests with Rewards|68.124.166.245|yes|yes|1084655138|

We've run some short term contests awarding something extra for clean rooms or doing extra chores... things outside the normal program point system.
Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions on competative type events within houses/cottages that can be used to provide additional rewards.

webmaster|Contests with Rewards|24.117.29.208|yes|yes|1084739643|

The Coffee Can Program was something I developed at our first facility, it was a program we used to improve motivation in our behavioral program, and this is how it worked:
We had two cans, a large can and a small can. In each can were different coupons, for such things as 10 daily bonus points, a no chore day, extra 20 minute phone call to family, one-time one-hour later bedtime, choose your favorite meal (of course this was in reason-no steak and lobster) and the favorite was "winners choice" The winners choice coupon was like a wild card, it could be used as any coupon. You could easily adapt the coupons to your situation and program.

The youth with the highest average weekly score, would be able to draw, without looking, one coupon from that large can, which by the way, had the best coupons. The youth with the highest score for one day, would be able to draw a coupon from the small can. The youth were allowed to save their coupons: there were no expiration dates on the coupons, so they could use them when ever. 10 bonus points were pretty handy to have on a bad day, or an extra 20 minute phone call on a mothers birthday, etc. However, the youth were not allowed to give their coupons to other youth; if you wanted a coupon you had to earn it. We wrote their names and dates won on the backs of the coupons, so we knew who they belonged to.

The kids in our house loved this program and it helped several kids, do better, and get the jump start they needed, to work their way through the program. However, before you start a similar program, check with your administrator. When we started ours, we had to change a few of the coupons, because the director, wouldn't allow them. Checking with him first, saved me from having a big problem later.

Tuxedo|Contests with Rewards|68.94.173.61|yes|yes|1085018425|

We found a great way to show awareness of the home. We have used this at two facilities. We get all the kids together and take a tour, no comments from them, they are the visitors and benefactors looking at the way their donations have been used and are kept up. It really makes them think and I have found this to be a great motivator to instill pride in the home, looking through someone elses eyes.