Support Groups

Staying Informed

Staying Informed

The issues facing homeschoolers today are fundamentally the same as 30 years ago when HEM was first published. While communication is easier the underlying social question is, can parents be trusted with their kids? Our political positions will support this answer in the affirmative. But this is not always the case nor is it always...
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Running A Support Group

Running A Support Group

Whether your group is a very locally centered, informal meet at the park group, a formal by-lawed – convention holding group, or an online network spanning the known universe, you are still dealing with the human relationships and impacting all homeschoolers freedoms. Here is some food for thought from the pages of Home Education...
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Starting a Group

Starting a Group

Home school support groups, getting starting. When HEM started the big new technological deal was a phone tree, then came a break through with fax tree! Today’s technologies make communication much more immediate and easy. But at the core support groups are still people working together for a common goal. At the same time,...
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Welcome to HEM’s Support Groups Pages

Welcome to HEM’s Support Groups Pages

Welcome to HEM’s Support Groups Pages Homeschool support groups are the glue which holds the homeschooling community together. Through their newsletters, conferences, websites, discussion lists, weblogs and more, homeschool support groups and active individuals keep the lines of communication open, while offering information, resources, news and perspectives on homeschooling. HEM has long recognized the...
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Arkansas Support Groups

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

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.
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Colorado Support Groups

This Colorado homeschool support groups listing was compiled by Home Education Magazine, with the assistance of the listed groups, to support homeschooling families in their communities. Alpine Homeschool Alliance (AHA!) Whitney Glenn, founder, San Luis Valey, CO, 719-852-2769, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AlpineHomeschoolAlliance_AHA/ Aurora, Colorado, Eclectic Homeschoolers (ACE Homeschoolers), Seana Ames, S. & E. parts of metro Denver...
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Connecticut Support Groups

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

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

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,...
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