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This California homeschool support groups listing was compiled by Home Education Magazine, with the assistance of the listed groups, to support homeschooling families in their communities.

All Ways Learning of Silicon Valley, AWL, Vicki Krakower: vicyvovo77-at-aol.com

Antelope Valley RoseRock, karin-at-roserock.org, http://www.av.roserock.org

Bayshore Homeschoolers, PO Box 13038, Long Beach, CA 90803; Lenore Colacion Hayes, 562-434-3940; lenorehayes-at-yahoo.com

California Homeschool Network, (CHN), PO Box 55485, Hayward, CA 94545, 800-327-5339, http://www.californiahomeschool.net

Central California Homeschoolers, 7600 Marchant Ave, Atascadero, CA 93422; Barbara Alward, 805-462-0726

EAFB Homeschoolers, Edwards Air Force Base, CA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EAFBHomeschoolers/

El Dorado Homeschoolers Support Group (EDHSG) Alesia Tremayne, Shingle Springs, CA: (530) 677-3473, Matdanbry-at-yahoo.com, http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ElDoradoHomeschoolers/

Families United Supporting Each other (FUSE), Diane Zavoli, Chairperson, Temecula, CA 92592, 951-587-6451 jzavoli-at-aol.com

Family Centered Education of Los Angeles (FaCE-LA Group), Colleen Paeff, facelainfo@gmail.com.

Family Homeschool Adventures, Lompoc, CA , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/familyhomeschooladventures/

Family Life Christian Homeschool Group,Trish Rosenau, 2830 Alicia Place, Hemet, CA 92545 951-757-2244,trisha-at-infomega.com

Family Village Support Group, Cheryl Ishida, CA, 510-528-6510; robinreed4-at-aol.com

Freedom in Christ Homeschoolers (Perris Valley), (FICH) Kristi Stone, Coordinator, Perris, CA 92571,Livingstoneschristian-at-gmail.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freedominchristhomeschoolers/

Freedom Valley Home Learners, Inclusive Support Group, Temecula Valley, CA, Kris Dalton,kbdalton92591-at-yahoo.com

Hanford/Lemoore Homeschool Group (HLHG) Susan Paulk, 1515 Oakwood Court, Lemoore, CA 93245, 559-924-2691 sbpaul-at-onemain.com

The Hemet Christian Homeschool Group (HCHG) Thais Winzen, Organizer, Hemet, CA 92544, http://homeschool.meetup.com/794/about/ Laws: http://homeschool.meetup.com/794/pages/Group_Gui

Homegrown Kids, Albany, CA, Marianne, http://www.homegrownkids.org

HomeSchool Association of California, (HSC), PO Box 77873, Corona, CA 92877, 888-HSC-4440, http://www.hsc.org

Homeschooling in Central Orange County (Homeschooling COC), Cheryl Ahia, yahoogroup owner, CA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolingCOC/

Home Schooling in Lassen County, PO Box 10, Janesville, CA 96114; Cindie Libke, 530-253-3278; clibke-at-frontiernet.net

Homeschooling in Orange County, Heather Martinson, Webmaster, Orange County, CA, http://www.ochomeschooling.com

Homeschooling in Santa Clarita Valley, Vicky ; Live2LearnInSCV-at-yahoo.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolinginSCV

Humboldt Homeschoolers, 477 Crosby Rd., Ferndale, CA 95536; Beth Christensen, 707-786-4157, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolerConnection/

Inland Empire Catholic Homeschoolers Group, Inland Empire area, and parts of Orange County and LA County, CA, arszy-at-charter.net http://groups.yahoo.com/group/

Lompoc Christian Educators (LCE), Diane Brady http://www.lcehome.bravehost.com, LompocED-at-yahoo.com

Lompoc Teen Homeschoolers (LTH)Susan Goodman, Coordinator, CA 93436, hsactivities-at-verizon.net

Nevada County Homeschool Network, Grass Valley, CA 95945; Cindy Pawlowski, 530-274-8646; cinpaw-at-juno.com

Nor Cal Homeschoolers (NCH) Rachel Oldham, CA, info-at-norcalhomeschoolers.com, http://www.norcalhomeschoolers.com/

Orongo Basin Fun-schooling (Fun-school) Renee Wilcox, group leader, 56839 Anaconda Dr., Yucca Valley, CA 92284-4321, 760-365-0743reneewilcox5-at-gmail.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MBFun-schooling/

Queen of Angels Homeschooling Support Group, 5 Sierra Dr., Salinas, CA 93901; Helen Russo, 831-757-3288; champr-at-netzero.net, Amy Powell 831-424-2877

Riverside Area Home Learners, (RAHL), 3356 Freeport Drive, Corona, CA 92881; Leslie Shores; info-at-rahl.org, http://www.rahl.org

Rural Christian Home Educators, Monterey and San Benito Counties, California, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/r_c_h_e/ , Juanita Williams (831) 389-4212 or williams_home_school-at-yahoo.com

Sacramento Homeschool Meetup Group, Shellie Collins, Leader, P.O. Box 1498, Galt, CA 95632, 209-744-1785

http://homeschool.meetup.com/14/about/

San Francisco Backyard Neighborhood and Learning Center, Kelly Simpson, (415) 487-9325; sfbackyard.wordpress.com

San Francisco Homeschoolers, San Francisco, CA, www.sfhomeschoolers.org

Santa Clara Valley Homeschooling Group, CA, Raymonde Washington; Raywasing-at-aol.com

Simi Valley Homeschoolers (SVH), Simi Valley, CA 93065, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SimiValleyHomeschoolers/

Sonoma County Homeschool Association, (SCHA) http://www.schaweb.org/

South Bay F.R.E.E. Scholars (Santa Clara County), Janine Cate, 408-243-7121; Cindy Toone, 408-278-9078

South Bay Homeschool Network, Los Angeles (westside), CA, Loren Mavromati, 310-214-4833; loren-at-acxglobal.com

Southern California Catholic Home Educators (SCCHE), Heather Arszman-Lamb, PR Contact, CA 91730, arszy-at-charter.net, www.scchehomepage.com

Sunland Christian School, P.O. Box 7040,10489 Sunland Blvd, Sunland, CA 91040, (818) 951-9652; scsandche-at-aol.com, http://www.home-schooling.org; (800) 525-441

Temecula Valley Homeschoolers Network (TVHN) Jo-Ann Friedman, Homeschooler/Administrator, CA, http://sctschk.proboards58.com

Tracy Homeschoolers, Carolyn Navarra, contact person,Tracy, CA 95377,209-629-0121, TnCNavarra-at-aol.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TracyHomeschoolers

Tri-City Homeschoolers, 36551 Mulberry St., Newark, CA 94560; Catherine Dorman, 510-790-3871; Beth Gilligan 510-792-8029, Royce Cano 510-796-4840

Tri-Valley Explorers, eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties, http://www.trivalleyexplorers.com

Welcome Homeschoolers, San Mateo County, CA, http://www.welcomehomeschoolers.com

Westside Homeschoolers, Los Angeles, CA; Copykatz-at-aol.com

Yosemite Area Homeschoolers, PO Box 74, Midpines, CA 95345; Pam Gingold, pamgingold-at-yahoo.com

Yuba-Sutter Homeschool Meetup Group, Lisa Selvidge, Group Organizer,Yuba City, CA 95993, 530-695-2944, firefly78-at-comcast.net, http://homeschool.meetup.com/532/

Ventura Homeschool, Jennifer Thompson, Ventura, CA, venturahomeschool-at-gmail.com, www.venturahomeschool.org

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