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Finding Support

Supportive resources for homeschooling support group volunteers (and individuals helping homeschooling families) come in many shapes, forms, and sizes. On this page we offer links to newsletters, weblogs, discussion lists and other resources which offer networking opportunities, news updates, and valuable support and encouragement. All of these resources are available free.


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Newsletters

HEM Support Group News
http://www.homeedmag.com/groups/groupnews.html
Support group volunteers will be especially interested in our free Support Group News, edited by Mary Nix. Don't miss the wonderful interviews Mary features with group leaders nationwide, plus homeschool group highlights, resources, legislative news, updates, issues to watch, and more!

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HEM Online News
http://www.homeedmag.com/news/
Home Education Magazine sponsors a free monthly email newsletter, The HEM News. Every issue is filled with news, information, resources and reviews, quotes, excerpts, short articles, and much more! This newsletter is also a good way to stay informed about special offers, updates or programs offered by Home Education Magazine. (Like our postal mailing lists, our emailing lists are secure and are never rented, traded, or sold.) Read the current issue and all our archived issues free at the HEM website!

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Homeschool Resource News
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/resources/
Monthly email updates, edited by Mary Nix, reviewing all the best new - and favorite old - homeschooling resources! A free subscription to this newsletter brings wonderful interviews with resource suppliers and a steady stream of great homeschooling resources to your email box every month!

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HEM Weblogs

There are several HEM weblogs which support group volunteers and interested individuals will find helpful. These blogs provide frequently updated information on topics such as support group happenings, commentary about news of interest to homeschooling families, helpful resources and more. All HEM weblogs encourage reader response and commentary and include sidebars of related resources, articles, websites and other items of interest.

HEM Support Groups
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/groupnews
Ongoing encouragement and resources for support group volunteers, including a free monthly newsletter, coordinated by HEM Support Groups Liaison Mary Nix.

HEM Homeschool Conferences Calendar
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/calendar
A listing of conferences, conventions and other events, with contact information and links.

HEM News & Commentary
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/newscomm
Homeschooling in the national media, with commentary by Valerie Moon. Also provides space for continued commentary and discussion of news items by the weblog readers.

HEM Guide to Homeschooling Resources
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/resources
Learning resources reviewed and described by Resource Editor Mary Nix, with space for comments by homeschoolers who use the resources, and links to the company web sites.

HEM Editor's Blog
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/editorial
The wide-ranging weblog of HEM's managing editor and co-publisher, Helen Hegener.

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HEM Discussion Lists

Home Education Magazine sponsors many free email discussion lists, and several should be of particular interest to support group volunteers. They're a wonderful way to access the online homeschooling community, and you can choose whether to receive a list's messages in your email box or to read them at the lists' home page on the Internet. Either way, you'll meet lots of interesting people involved with homeschooling. We're pleased to note that over the years dozens of state and local support groups and at least four national homeschooling organizations have developed via HEM's widely respected discussion lists!

HEM Support Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-SupportGroups
For support group leaders, volunteers, and interested others

HEM Networking
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-Networking
General wide-ranging discussion list on homeschooling issues

HEM New Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-NewHomeschoolers
Specifically for those new to homeschooling

HEM Unschooling
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-Unschooling
Explore unschooling, the relaxed approach to learning

HEM Writers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-Writers
Editors, columnists, writers and those who want to write for Home Education Magazine

HEM Homeschooling Politics
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-HomeschoolingPolitics
Political issues relating to homeschooling

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Homeschool Information Library

Homeschool Information Library
http://www.homeedmag.com/wlcm_hsinf.html
The Homeschool Information Library is a collection of original articles from 23-plus years of Home Education Magazine, arranged by topics such as Starting Out, Learning The Ropes, Networking & Communications, Teaching & Learning, Older Homeschoolers, Foundations of Freedom, and Special Situations. Informative files provide the laws and regulations for all 50 states, Questions and Answers from HEM's popular Q&A column by Laura Weldon, FAQ's, support group listings, back issues of our free online newsletters, and many more resources for homeschooling.

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HEM's Introduction to Homeschooling

HEM's Introduction to Homeschooling
http://www.homeedmag.com/ORD/mtrlst.html
HEM's Free Introduction to Homeschooling booklet provides answers to the questions homeschoolers ask! This beautifully illustrated online booklet is presented in an easy to use downloadable PDF format.

We also offer a short, printable flyer for meetings and handouts at: http://www.homeedmag.com/ORD/frm_flyer.html

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Homeschooling Resources

Homeschooling Resources
http://www.homeedmag.com/blogs/resources/
A free interactive resource pages showcasing a broad range of learning materials, websites, services and other items of interest to homeschooling families. Resources are categorized, searchable, and reader and/or resource provider feedback and commentary is encouraged. Fabulous guide to resources on practically everything! Many are free. Sign up for the free monthly newsletter of new resources, too!

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HEM Discussion Lists

Home Education Magazine sponsors many free email discussion lists, and several should be of particular interest to support group volunteers. They're a wonderful way to access the online homeschooling community, and you can choose whether to receive a list's messages in your email box or to read them at the lists' home page on the Internet. Either way, you'll meet lots of interesting people involved with homeschooling. We're pleased to note that over the years dozens of state and local support groups and at least four national homeschooling organizations have developed via HEM's widely respected discussion lists!

HEM Networking
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-Networking
General wide-ranging discussion list on homeschooling issues

HEM New Homeschoolers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-NewHomeschoolers
Specifically for those new to homeschooling

HEM Support Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-SupportGroups
For support group leaders, volunteers, and interested others

HEM Unschooling
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-Unschooling
Explore unschooling, the relaxed approach to learning

HEM Writers
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-Writers
Editors, columnists, writers and those who want to write for Home Education Magazine

HEM Homeschooling Politics
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HEM-HomeschoolingPolitics
Political issues relating to homeschooling

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