The APA Foundation's mission is to prepare the next generation of professionals through outreach programs to enrich student education, programs to support the working family, and to provide help to those in need.
 

Additionally, APA Foundation enhances philanthropy and volunteerism through programs of education, research and service that benefits those that lead, serve and support nonprofit institutions.  The purpose of the Foundation is to generate the resources to fund APA strategic initiatives that advance ethical and effective professionalism.

Poverty and poor health reinforce each other everywhere, but better access to health services for people stuck in this cycle is integral to positive change on a humanitarian level and for economic productivity.

Health has intrinsic value for every person, but it is also essential for people to learn, work, and make a living. Sick people who don’t receive care can’t work, and they get poor or stay poor; and people who are poor are at higher risk of getting sick. Breaking this vicious cycle is an enormously complex endeavor requiring change in many areas other than health services. But under any scenario, better access to health services is essential.