The organization disseminates information and legislative alerts so members are knowledgeable about issues affecting home schooling. In addition, about 100 families in the Washington, DC area have been trained to help with federal demonstrations and activity. The organization advocates for the Head Start community in Congress and trains parents to advocate for their children, equipping them with an advocacy kit that guides them in voicing their concerns on Capitol Hill. Members can also call a hotline for a weekly update on legislative priorities and how they can get involved in the legislative process. The families associated with Head Start programs are mostly low-income.
Members pay a small membership fee.
Established in 1988, the NPND is made up of 120 member organizations. NPND's major focus is to speak as a collective voice representing the perspectives, strengths, needs, diversity and interests of parents and family members of people of all ages that have a disability or special health care need. NPND shares information and resources to promote and support the power of parents to influence and affect policy issues concerning the needs of people with disabilities and their families. NPND includes organizations of parents of children, youths and adults with any type of disability. The National PTA is the oldest and largest voluntary parent association in the U.S., with 6.5 million current members.