Florida Support Groups

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Homeschooling in Weston, Natalie Emery, emerybehmed-at-mindspring.com,

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

Alternative Homeschool Educators of South Florida, Annette, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, FL, 954-678-7456,boujamama-at-gmail.com,

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlternativeHomeschoolEducators/

Brandon Homeschool Cooperative, BHC, Katherine Abbey, co-Founder, FL, (813) 671-5307, bhcoop-at-gmail.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bhcoop/

Broward Christian Homeschoolers, Inc. (BCH), Martha Kernohan, 1215 Lincoln Street, Hollywood, FL 33019 (954) 920-2530, info-at-browardchristianhomeschoolers.org, www.browardchristianhomeschoolers.org

Broward County Homeschool Parent Support Group (PSG), Cheryl Valerio, President, FL 954-938-5442, browardcountypsg-at-yahoo.com www.browardcountypsg.org

Chipola Home Educators (CHE)Mrs. Chris Smith, FLA,

chipolahomeed-at-gmail.com, http://www.ChipolaHomeEducators.com

Christian Home Educated Tampa Teens (CHETT), Kim Harvey Tampa FL 33612, toriandrachelsmom-at-yahoo.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CHETT

Christian Homeschoolers Achieving Maximum Potential Scholastically, (CHAMPS), North Jacksonville, FL, Becky Gresch, gbjag-at-access4less.net

Family Treasures, FLhttp://www.homeschool-life.com/fl/familytreasures/

Fellowship of Christian Teaching Homes, (FCTH), Panama City, FL; fcthpc-at-yahoo.com, http://www.fcthpc.com

Florida Home Educators, PO Box 677523, Orlando, FL 32867, Daisy Meeker, 407-568-1191, FlaHomeEd-at-aol.com

FL Homeschoolers, Jacinta Sousa, FL, www.FLHomeschoolers.com

Florida Parent Educators Association, Inc., (FPEA), PO Box 50685, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240, 1-877-275-3732; office-at-fpea.com, http://www.fpea.com

FRIENDS in Bainbridge Georgia(FRIENDS), Cecelia Buie,coordinator, Gadsden county, Florida, buie_c-at-bellsouth.net, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FRIENDSinBainbridgeGeorgia/

Gainesville Homeschool Forum, Jen Sanders, Adminstrator, FL, 386-418-8385, jen_sanders-at-alltel.net

Gulfcoast Homeschool Association, FL, http://www.gchsa.com

Home Educated with Learning Potentials (H.E.L.P.) Judy Greene, Jacksonville/Orange Park areas, FL 32003, 904-541-1674, jrgreene-at-ix.netcom.com (Special Needs group)

Home Educator’s Network of Central Florida (HENCF) Radonda Dobbins,Group Owner,Orlando, FL, homeschoolmomma@earthlink.net , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeEducatorsNetworkofCentralFlorida/ Laws: http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_m

Home’s Cool Co-op, Mazie Middleton, Director, 998 San Salvador Dr., Dunedin, FL 34698, Phone: 727 733-8456, Fax: 727 733-8456, AtHome4School-at-aol.com, http://homescoolcoop.tripod.com

Home Educators Family Network of Venice – The Ungroup!, HEFNV – The Ungroup c/o Lovett 250 Taconic Road, Venice, FL 34293, Georgie , 941-492-5905; Ungroup-at-aol.com, http://hometown.aol.com/carterga52/myhomepage/business.html

Home Education Resources and Information, (H.E.R.I.), 400 Cahoon Rd. South, Jacksonville, FL 32220; Ron Evans, 904-783-8197, http://www.herijax.com

Homeschool Cooperative Educating in Central Florida (HCECF) Denny Lynn, Founder, Apopka, FL 32712, hcecf.membership-at-gmail.com, www.hcecf.net

Homeschoolers of Collier County (HOCC) Kim H., Director, Naples, FL, 239-513-3721, homeschoolersofcc-at-yahoo.com

Homeschooling in Weston, Natalie Emery, emerybehmed-at-mindspring.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HomeschoolinginWeston

Homeschooling Okaloosa Parent Educators (H.O.P.E.), Taura Williamson, FL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/taurahope/

Homeschool Alternatives, 7030 – 32nd Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33710; Deb Carter, homeschoolalt-at-aol.com

Homeschoolers Of Pinellas (HOP), Kim Sichterman, Oldsmar, Fl, 34677, 727-945-8430,kemzs-at-tampabay.rr.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HOP-Homeschoolers/,

Homeschooling Is Solid (H.I.S.) Kim Harvey: Tampa, FL 33612, toriandrachelsmom-at-yahoo.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/H_I_S

Lake County Homeschool Groups, Sheryl Calish, FL, scalish-at-earthlink.net

Life Learners (LLHHC), Dagmar Jones, Coordinator. 6184 Van Simmons Rd., Wauchula, FL 33873, 863-773-0138, breast4babes-at-yahoo.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lifelearners/

Life of Florida, http://LIFEofFlorida.blogspot.com

LIFE of Tampa, Tampa, FL, Terri, willinghamster-at-gmail.com, http://lifeoftampa.blogspot.com

Love2Learn Home Education, Seminole and Orange Counties, FL, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Love2LearnHomeEducation or email Wendy at poundcopy-at-cfl.rr.com

Marion County Home Educators, Ocala, FL, magnolia-at-dm.net, http://www.mche.org

New Port Richey Homeschool, New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, http://www.newportricheyhomeschool.com

Orlando Home Educators, Orlando, FL 32803, moderator-at-ohed.org, http://www.ohed.org

Parents advancing Christian Education (P.A.C.E.), Sherry Blevins, Owner/Leader, Palm Coast, FL 32135, 386-206-4123, savinggrace2u-at-hotmail.com

Parkland Home Educators, Orlando, FL, 407-381-3081, samiot-at-cfl.rr.com

PATH, Inc. Shelah Davis, Web Site administrator/membership secretary, PO Bo 562273, Miami, FL 33256, 786-229-2774, Mail-at-pathhomeschool.org, http://pathhomeschool.org/

Radical Unschoolers of Broward (RUBroward), Anna, Group Owner, Broward County, FL,305-892-2738, jalko7-at-gmail.com, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RUBroward/

Sacred Heart of Jesus Home Educators, Orlando, FL, http://home.catholicweb.com/shjhe

Salvadore Park Homeschool Parkgroup, Cybele Botran, Park Coordinator,Salvadore Park,Coral Gables,FL 33146, southfloridahs-at-yahoogroups.com

Sarasota Area Homeschoolers (SAH), Robin O’Day, coordinator/moderator, Sarasota,FL, 941-416-0001, Robin-at-SarasotaAreaHomeschoolers.com, http://www.SarasotaAreaHomeschoolers.com

Sarasota Unschoolers (SU) Laura Serbin, Founder, Sarasota, FL 34231, 941-726-5135, SRQunschooling-@-gmail.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sarasota-unschoolers/

Secular Home Educators Association of Florida (SHEAF) Kim H., Board Member, FL, info-at-oursheaf.org, http://www.oursheaf.org

Seminole County Home Educators Association (SCHEA),Gina Rhodes, President, 1010 Ward Cir City, Oviedo, FL 32765, 407-366-8635, grhodes-at-bellsouth.net, www.positivewordsforparents.com/homeschool

Seminole Homeschooled Inspired Paths (S.H.I.P.) Jacinta Sousa, Admin., Seminole, FL 33777, flhomeschoolers-at-yahoo.com, http://freewebs.com/seminolepaths Listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S_H_I_P

Society of Parents Lending All-inclusive Support for Homeschoolers, Inc. (SPLASH), Ft. Lauderdale, FL, info-at-splashfl.org, www.splashfl.org

South Broward Homeschool Group, Mary Bianco, Pembroke Pines, FL, mummy124-at-comcast.net.,

South County Home Schoolers, SCHS, Elise LaTorre, Delray Beach, FL 33445, 561-638-2602, elise-at-southcountyhomeschoolers.org , www.southcountyhomeschoolers.org

Tallahassee Evangelical Association of Christian Homeschoolers, (T.E.A.C.H.), 5250 Ochlockonee Road, Tallahassee, FL 32303, http://www.teach-net.org/

The Examined Life, Toni Deveson, Miami-Dade, FL, toni-at-theexaminedlife.org, http://www.theexaminedlife.org

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