Give Kids More Hope
Through Gold Together

Coaches and their staff across the nation wear sneakers with their suits during Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers games to support childhood cancer research, services, and awareness, as well as promote cancer prevention efforts targeting children. Learn more about how you can get your school involved.

Fundraise and help improve the lives of childhood cancer patients and their families.

Gold Together Partners are proud supporters making a long term impact in the fight against childhood cancer through sponsorship as well as leveraging opportunities for cause marketing and employee engagement with the American Cancer Society.

The American Cancer Society funds scientists who conduct innovative research on childhood cancer, so treatment and prevention breakthroughs are often due in large part to our efforts. As of August 1, 2021, 43 active multi-year grants for a total of $27 million are currently being funded specific to childhood cancer.

• In partnership with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, childhood cancer research funding grants totaling $4.4 million commenced in July 2021 and positively impacted mortality and quality of life.
  
• We continue to advance our understanding of the issues affecting quality of life in cancer survivors and factors associated with improved survival following a cancer diagnosis.
  
• We take action to help make cancer care and treatments more affordable by analyzing the economic burden associated with them.
  

As a definitive and highly trusted source of the latest, evidence-based cancer information, we give families the facts and information they need to fight cancer.

• Our annual Cancer Facts & Figures reports are the most widely cited sources for cancer data in the world.
  
• Our National Cancer Information Center specialists are available via phone, live and video chat 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  
• We work to advance health equity by providing specific tools and resources based on individual needs to allow everyone everywhere the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.
  
• Childhood Cancer Research Landscape Report was produced by the American Cancer Society in collaboration with the Alliance For Childhood Cancer. This report provides important perspectives and data from the childhood cancer community on barriers to research and the current efforts to overcome those barriers.

Through the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN), advocates work with national, state, and local governments to push for policy changes that help cancer patients and their families.

• We ensure that funding the cancer fight remains a top priority. In 2020, ACS CAN was instrumental in securing $1.25 billion in medical research at the National Institutes of Health and nearly $1.4 billion in state and local appropriations.
  
• We work to increase access to care by advocating for key patient protections in the Affordable Care Act and to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income individuals.
  
• As a member of the Alliance for Childhood Cancer, we work collaboratively through advocacy by participating in Childhood Cancer Action Days, supporting funding for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, and various other initiatives.
  

We help families find answers and resources through 24/7 access to comprehensive cancer information.

• We provide information and answers when families need them through our 24/7 helpline 800-227-2345 and our cancer.org website.
  
• We build communities of support virtually or in person, by connecting compassionate volunteers to families facing childhood cancer to amplify awareness, provide support and raise funds to end childhood cancer.
  
• We provide much-needed support and resources for cancer caregivers through our Caregiver Resource Guide and Caregiver Support Video Series.