To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, place 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; and, to advocate for fiscal responsibility regarding public tax dollars in public education funding.