{"id":9006,"date":"2018-11-01T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.cherrytheme.com\/learnpro\/?page_id=9006"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:05:15","slug":"advocacy-family-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tnpta.org\/index.php\/advocacy-family-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy &#038; Family Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row type_default valign_top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column \">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #da8044;\">PTA Advocates:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Wherever there is a child, there is a need for Advocacy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Wherever there is a PTA member, there is an advocate.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Wherever there is a PTA, there is Advocacy.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Wherever there is Advocacy, there is the potential for change.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><strong><br \/>\nSince 1897, PTA has worked to improve the lives of children and their families.<\/strong>\u00a0 For over 125 years, PTA volunteers have used their time, energy, experience and knowledge to bring about changes in laws, policies and programs for the benefit of children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>PTA is a non-profit, non-commercial, non-sectarian and non-partisan organization whose members speak out on behalf of children\u2019s rights to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tnpta.org\/index.php\/take-action\/\"><strong>Take Action<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; join our take action network on legislative issues<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tnpta.org\/index.php\/resolutions\/\"><strong>Resolutions<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; adopted issue positions approved by voting delegates at our state annual meetings<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tnpta.org\/index.php\/legislative-priorities\/\"><strong>Legislative Priorities<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; our priorities for the state legislative session<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tnpta.org\/index.php\/position-statements\/\"><strong>Position Statements<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; positions taken by the state board of directors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What is advocacy?<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Anyone who speaks for another is an advocate. PTA members are advocates for children and their parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">PTA members advocate on a wide variety of child-related issues: education, health, nutrition, safety, juvenile protection, welfare reform, parent and family life, and drug abuse prevention to name a few.\u00a0The act of advocacy is simply communicating about the issue by speaking, writing, phoning, or e-mailing. The purpose of the communication can be to inform, educate, persuade, or increase the level of awareness about the issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Every PTA member can be an effective advocate. The process is always the same: identify research and understand the issue; identify research and understand the decision maker; and communicate the message.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #da8044;\">Advocacy Policy<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Tennessee PTA is concerned with enactment, implementation, and enforcement of legislation to improve the education, health, and welfare of children and youth. We recognize that these services are shared by local, state, and federal governments and that their respective responsibilities should be clearly defined.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e0915c;\">Founders Day<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nAnother great way to advocate is to celebrate Founders Day!Founders Day is a perfect time to renew the dedication to the Purposes of the PTA that were defined by PTA\u2019s founders more than a century ago. For more than 100 years, National Parent Teacher Association has worked toward bettering the lives of every child in education, health and safety. Founded in 1897 as the National Congress of Mothers by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst, National PTA is a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education.\u00a0 Through special programs and events, PTA also attempts to increase the awareness of its members and the community by highlighting achievements, activities, projects and goals.This is also a great opportunity to bestow a\u00a0Tennessee PTA Lifetime Achievement Award!<\/p>\n<p>Here is a video from National PTA about Founders Day.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"555717895787846460\" class=\"wcustomhtml\" align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/65alh0WL5eU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>Public Funds for Public Schools<\/strong><br \/>\nPublic education is the cornerstone of American democracy. Each and every child is entitled to a thriving public school. Diverting public money to private education starves public schools of vital resources.<\/div>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PTA Advocates: Wherever there is a child, there is a need for Advocacy. Wherever there is a PTA member, there is an advocate. Wherever there is a PTA, there is Advocacy. Wherever there is Advocacy, there is the potential for change. 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