Welcome to the 21st Century Dads Foundation
2023 Dads Honor Ride
RAAM 2023 Dads Honor Ride (DHR) is a cycling campaign to raise awareness and resources for fatherhood charities.
The ride was Saturday, June 17 to Saturday, June 24, 2023. They rode 3,000+ miles from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD.
HOME OF THE SPECIAL FATHER'S NETWORK DAD TO DAD PODCAST
Inspirational and enlightening stories of fathers raising children with special needs.
SFN DADS VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
The SFN Dads Virtual Conference was held Saturday, May 20th, 2023.
21CD Audiobooks
21CD has created a series of audiobooks to help provide listeners with a convenient way to listen to groups of interviews from the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts. Each audiobook has 12 chapters and each chapter is an episode from the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast. The first book is entitled Autism Stories, the second is Down Syndrome Stories. The most recent is Rare Disease Stories.
Each book also includes a Forward from one of the 12 dads whose episode is included in the audiobook.
These stories are sure to inspire, encourage and empower dads to overcome challenges and help their children reach their full God-given potential.
As a reminder, 100% of the proceeds from the audiobooks supports the Special Fathers Network.
21CD KEYS100 Ultramarathon Campaign
The KEYS100 Ultramarathon will be taking place on Saturday, May 21, 2022, The event starts in Key Largo at mile marker 100 and concludes in Key West at mile marker 0 (zero). David Hirsch, 21CD founder, will be one of the participants and hopes to complete the full 100 miles within the 30 hour time limit. All proceeds raised will go to support the Special Fathers Network.
Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved with and support 21st Century Dads:
Donate
Listen to our Podcast Series
Recruit or be an SFN Mentee
Take the SFN Early Intervention Parent Survey
View past ZOOM calls on our YouTube Channel
Purchase an Autographed Copy of the 21CD book
Add an SFN Banner to your site
21CD Fathering Self-Assessment Tool
Buy a Great Dad’s Coin
C2EFA
Proceeds from the Cycle to Eliminate Father Absence spinning events are being used to fund the Special Fathers Network.
Please help organize a C2EFA event in your community.
Ryan M. Hanson Memorial Internship 2023
Ryan M. Hanson was an intern for the 21st Century Dads Foundation during the summer of 2017. He participated as a crew member and rider in the Dads Honor Ride 2017.
Sadly, Ryan died unexpectedly at age 18 from cardiomyopathy.
To honor his memory 21st Century Dads Foundation, in partnership with the Hanson family, has created the Ryan M. Hanson Memorial Internship, which will provide at least one high school/college age student with a fully paid ($1,000/month) summer internship.
Please download and fill out the application for the 2023 internship: