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One Ribbon, One Movement
Treatment is part of the story. Childhood is the whole picture.
See the whole child. Learn more.
Kiona Foundation's single September campaign brings childhood cancer awareness, Foundation research, and the Gold Ribbon Guild into one public campaign.
Public service awareness
Move the Research Forward
The signs can be small. The impact can be anything but.
Move the Research Forward is the public service awareness arm of One Ribbon, One Movement. It invites visitors to look closer at persistent changes, understand the full experience of childhood cancer, and connect awareness to the Foundation's research mission.
Childhood cancer
United States and worldwide evidence.
The figures below cover children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 and link directly to the primary sources.
Invasive cancer cases recorded in United States children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 in 2019
United States Cancer Statistics reported 14,381 cases in 2019, an age-adjusted rate of 177.2 per 1 million. The analysis combined CDC and National Cancer Institute registry data and covered 99.1 percent of the United States population.
Source: CDC and National Cancer Institute, United States Cancer Statistics, 2003 to 2019Children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 who develop cancer worldwide each year
The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 400,000 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 develop cancer each year.
Source: World Health Organization fact sheet, March 10, 2026The Foundation's response
September connects public awareness to the work that continues all year.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is one focused expression of Kiona Foundation's broader cancer mission. One Ribbon, One Movement centers children and families during September while the Foundation's research and charitable work extend across the lifespan.
These were not pre-determined fates. They were illnesses where conventional therapy was inadequate, and the search for less toxic, more effective options is the work that follows.
KF-ECS-2025 documents the Foundation's research direction on endogenous cannabinoid system deficiency, alongside its work pursuing botanical candidates through the FDA Botanical Drug Development pathway.
Donations support Kiona Foundation's approved charitable work and its September childhood cancer awareness activities.
Take part
Give
Make a one-time or recurring contribution through the live One Ribbon, One Movement campaign.
Share
Send One Ribbon, One Movement to someone who wants to support childhood cancer awareness and the Foundation's work.
Organizational support
Talk with the Foundation about corporate or organizational support.
Support one September campaign.
The fundraiser does not close automatically on September 30. The Gold Ribbon Guild continues as a permanent Foundation program.

