MEN’S SHED = MEN’S HEALTH
Good health is based on many factors including feeling good about yourself, being productive and contributing to your community. By maintaining a healthy body and mind, becoming a Men’s Shed member provides as safe and sometimes busy environment where men can find many things to do in the atmosphere of true friendship. There is no pressure to participate though there are many active events, many men just come in for good conversation and being a part of something bigger than themselves.
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL
Sheds provide a safe environmental where men can have a purpose and a meaning to their lives. There is documentation that Shed members increase their self-esteem and self-worth by employing their talents and skills while establishing a new circle of friends. As social beings, we need community and connections to thrive. Often, as we get older, we lose the social connections we had established in our working lives and because life-long friends move or pass away. The Shed encourages social inclusion and fosters a spirit where men can choose how they wish to spend their time. The Shed is a place to do the thing you’ve always wanted to do – or nothing at all. The Shed belongs to the members who decide what they want it to be.
FOR THE COMMUNITY
Men’s Sheds bring direct value to their local community. Several Sheds have ‘adopted’ community parks where Shed members build and maintain benches and other structures and ensure that park facilities are clean and improved. Several Sheds work with Meals on Wheels to deliver food to those in need. Other Sheds work with the Police Athletic League to support activities for vulnerable youth. Some Sheds are sponsored by local senior centers and use their meeting room facilities. This allows Sheds and senior centers to coordinate activities while promoting the purpose and value of both organizations.
GALLERY
US MEN’S SHED is a nationwide, non-profit committed to promoting social connections, hands-on-projects and support opportunities. Find a Shed.