Thank you for recognizing a natural father, adoptive father, stepfather, foster father, grandfather raising their grandchildren or other substantial father-figures. The aim of the Good Dad Award is to honor the significant role fathers play in their children’s well-being and development and to raise awareness of the value of fathers in the family and the community. It identifies and affirms outstanding fathers for their exceptional commitment to raising their children or for their exemplary contribution to the development of children in the community.