The purpose of this national program is to provide positive male role models for the students and to enhance school security. Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other father figures volunteer at the school on the days they choose. Watch DOGS volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading & loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room & recess, or helping in the classroom with a teacher's guidance by working with a small group of students. The program is overseen by a "Top Dog" who partners with the school administrator to coordinate scheduling and identify opportunities for Watch DOGS to provide assistance at the school.