California PTA Purpose :

• To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, places of worship and throughout the community
• To raise the standards of home life
• To advocate for laws that further the education, physical and mental health, welfare and safety of children and youth
• To promote the collaboration and engagement of families and educators in the education of children and youth
• To engage the public in united efforts to secure the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and social well-being of all children and youth
• To advocate for fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.