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Petition to Reverse Cuts and Increase Federal Pediatric Cancer Funding

Act now to change the future for countless children and their families

To the Honorable Members of the United States Congress:

This year, Congress announced a 31 percent cut to pediatric cancer research and treatment. This is unacceptable!

Children are not line items in a budget. Every delayed dollar costs time, and time is the one thing kids with cancer do not have. This is not a partisan issue. It is a moral baseline that unites us all. America leads by protecting its children and accelerating cures, not by 

We respectfully demand that Congress reappropriate, restore, and increase pediatric cancer funding by reinstating it in the appropriations bill, proceeding to floor consideration, and voting YES! If Congress won’t protect the children most at risk, how can We the People have confidence in anything else it does?


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Support the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer

Act now to change the future for countless children and their families

Please join us in the fight against pediatric cancer. Together, we can increase awareness and make a real difference for generations of children Did you know…
  • Pediatric cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease among children in America!
  • Globally, a child is diagnosed with cancer every 80 seconds.
  • It is estimated that there will be More than 12 million cases of childhood cancer are projected between now and 2050.
Our goals with this petition 1.    We are asking Congress to increase the amount of funds allocated annually for pediatric cancer research and treatment from the current 4% to 10%. “Why it matters:”  Cancer in children behaves quite differently from cancer in adults yet we continue to use treatments developed for adult cancer on children.  The lack of pediatric cancer research funding has stifled the development of treatments specific for children – only six new drugs have been approved exclusively for childhood cancer treatment in the last three decades. 2.    We are asking Congress to create a six month bill supplement program for newly diagnosed families of pediatric cancer and other life-threatening childhood diseases. “Why it matters:”  Twenty percent of children who receive a new cancer diagnosis are already living in poverty and 16% of families move from above to below the poverty line post diagnosis.  These staggering figures only scratch the surface of the household financial hardships these families will endure.  Families and loved ones are strained financially, not only from the costly care and treatment but expenses resulting from the remission/survivorship or bereavement phases of pediatric cancer. Join us, with the thunder of 1 million voices united, to demand change.  Please sign this petition today. We can make a difference!

Ahmad’s Story         

Ahmad was a vibrant 5-year-old boy who loved coloring, singing, dancing, and playing with his siblings. His young and joyful life was tragically cut short when, just nine months after complaining that “his brain hurt”, he passed away from brain cancer.

Despite the intense suffering caused by the life-prolonging treatments, Ahmad never lost his spirit. During his battle, Ahmad expressed his desire to be a police officer when he grew up because he wanted to “help a lot of people.” The Ahmad Butler Foundation carries on Ahmad’s legacy; his life inspires our foundation’s mission.

1Million Families March

Please join us in person at the Philadelphia Museum of Art as we march down Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Philadelphia City Hall or virtually from anywhere on Sunday, September 7th, 2025 for the Coalition of Nonprofits  1Million Families March for the Cure to Childhood Cancer, as we rally our nation to conquer childhood cancer.

We march in honor of all the Superhero Kids who lost their lives to childhood cancer.  We march alongside the families left to mourn their loss. We march to uplift and support those who survived and are living with the devastating long-term effects of childhood cancer.  We march for the children and their families currently battling childhood cancer and the far-reaching psychological, emotional, social, and economic impacts of the disease.

Please join us in person or virtually on Sunday, September 7, 2025, as we march as one to change the lives of many!

Click here to register

Clear Signature
Name
Please donate $1 now to help The Ahmad Butler Foundation continue to support
children battling cancer.
Amount
How would you like to pay?
*The Ahmad Butler Foundation will only process your card once and will not sell or share your information
* By submitting this petition, I confirm that I am at least 18 years of age.

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