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The PTA mission statement is “ to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children .” The work of PTA revolves around giving children the best opportunities in life as affirmed by this mission statement.
PTA's mission is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.
PTA is the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America. Today’s PTA is comprised of more than 4 million parents, teachers, grandparents, caregivers, foster parents and other caring adults who share a commitment to improving the education, health, and safety of all children. We speak with one voice for every child.
Today, the issues that affect our children extend beyond their individual schools. The PTA’s nationwide network provides parents with the forum and tools to collectively influence the decisions that affect children not only at their schools, but also throughout their districts, within their states, and across the nation. This mission is unique to PTA.
Many of the benefits our children receive today, such as universal kindergarten, the National School Lunch Program, and a juvenile justice system, were accomplished as a result of the PTA mission.