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Statewide and Regional Organizations:

Brevard Homeschool Support Group
Inclusive. Serving the Space Coast's homeschooling families with field trips, support, and
discussion.

Christian Home Educators of Florida (CHEF)
Statewide. Listing of support groups, events, home educators' handbook, scholarship information.

Florida Home School Network (FHSN)

Florida Parent Educators' Associaion (FPEA)
Inclusive. Statewide organization. Listing of support groups, Guide to Homeschooling in Florida.

Home Educators Resource and Information, Inc
Inclusive regional organization serving serving Jacksonville and northeast Florida.

North Central Florida Homeschool Fair

West Florida Home Education Support League (WFHESL)
Inclusive.

Local Support Groups:

Boca Homeschoolers
Christian/Inclusive. Serving Boca Raton.

Brevard Homeschool Support Group
Inclusive. Serving the Space Coast's homeschooling families with field trips, support, and discussion.

Broward Christian Homeschoolers (BCH)
The purpose of this Christ-centered organization is to support families involved in home education by providing encouragement, fellowship, information and activities. The BCH strives to glorify God by serving one another, working together as one body with love, without division, and drawing our direction and strength from our Lord Jesus Christ.

Broward County Homeschool Parent Support Group
Christian. New homeschooler support, testing, newsletter, library, field trips, teen activities. Email: info@browardcountypsg.org

Calvary Chapel of Merritt Island Homeschool Fellowship
Christian. French, Latin, science workshops, new homeschooler packets.

Christian Home Educators of Southwest Florida (CHESF)
Lee County homeschoolers: Workshops, Fellowships, Education Fairs, Yearbook, Commencement.

Christian Homeschoolers in Pasco (CHIP)
Serving Pasco and Pinellas counties. Academic support, educational activities.

Christian Homeschoolers of Palm Beach County
Adult meetings, family fellowships, park days, field trips, middle school group.

Christian Homeschool Fellowship of West Palm Beach
Park days, library, field trips, special events, family fellowship.

Citrus Christian Home Educators Association
Classes, activities, field trips, special events, graduation.

Community Christian Homeschoolers
Serving Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Putnam, and Suwannee counties. Park days, field trips, co-op classes.

Cornerstone Home Educators
Christian. Serving Lake County. Field trips, co-op, community events.

Crossroads Christian School Homeschool Support
Serving Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Escambia, Walton, Jackson, and Holmes counties. Activities and support for those homeschooling under this umbrella school.

Fellowship of Christian Teaching Homes
Serving Bay county. Co-op classes, scrapbooking, field trips, mom's retreat, teen activities, graduation.

Gulfcoast Homeschool Association
Inclusive. Field trips, social events, curriculum swap.

Home Education After Righteous Teaching (H.E.A.R.T.)
Christian. Serving Marion County. We provide an opportunity for a variety of educational, social and extracurricular activities. Joyful Hearts co-op offers classes for Kindergarten through High School during a 10-week semester. H.E.A.R.T. activities include: Spelling Bee, Book Bowl, Jogging & Track Club, Geography Bee, Math League, International Fair, Performing Arts Fair, History Fair, Mom's Night Out, scheduled field trips, and more.

Heart and Home Homeschoolers of Southwest Florida
Heart and Home Homeschoolers of Southwest Florida. This is an inclusive Christian-based, cooperative group of homeschooling families serving Lee County, Florida.

H.I.S. Kids of Brevard
Christian. Enrichment programs, co-op, foreign language, testing, park days, teen activities.

Home Circle of Hernando County
Christian. Mentorships, new homeschooler information, social activities, field trips.

Home Educators Lending Parents Support (HELPS)
Inclusive/Unschooling. Serving Broward county.

Homeschool Alternatives
Inclusive. Serving Pinellas county. Field trips, information, socialization.

Homeschool Cooperative Educating in Central Florida (HCECF) This is an inclusive and eclectic group of central Florida home educating families principally from the Orlando area, and the Orange, Seminole, and Lake counties since 2001.

Homeschool Flagler

The Homeschooler's Friend
Inclusive. Serving Bay county. Field trips, classes, fairs, workshops, portfolio and testing information.

Homeschooling on the Treasure Coast

Indian River Homeschool Association
Christian/Inclusive. Science fair, geography and spelling bees, field trips.

League of Observant Jewish Homeschoolers (LOJH)
Serving South Florida.

L.I.F.E of Tampa Learning is for Everyone

Lighthouse Homeschoolers
Christian/Inclusive. Field trips, co-op.

Marion County Home Educators
Inclusive. Park days, field trips, science club, book club, preschool activities.

North Okaloosa Association of Homeschooling (NOAH)
Drama, violin, moms' night out, crafts, field trips, sports, holiday observances.

Parents Association for Christian Enrichment of Miami (PACE)
Christian. Co-op.

Pasco Christian Homeschooling Association
Prayer, support, craft days, science fair, Biblical holiday observances, spelling bee.

Pinellas Parent Educators Association, Inc
Christian/inclusive. Park days, group activities.

South County Homeschoolers
Inclusive. Serving southern Palm Beach county. Park days, 4H, chess, field trips, teen activities.

Tallahassee Evangelical Association of Christian Homeschoolers (TEACH)
Library, field trips, park days, science fair, geography fair, spelling bee, speech contest.

Tampa Area Homeschooled Teens (TAHT)
Inclusive. Field trips, volunteerism, academic activities for ages 10+.

Tampa Christian Community School
Classical education support.

Valdosta Area Homeschooling Association (VAHA)
Inclusive. Serving northern Florida and southern Georgia. Testing, field trips, teen activities.

West Florida Home Education Support League (WFHESL). WFHESL serves home educating families in the northwest corner of Florida including Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.
Inclusive. Serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. Band, field trips, park days, clubs, chess.

Email Lists:

Alliance of Bay County Homeschoolers

Brevard County Homeschoolers
Inclusive. Discussion, support, buy/sell, activities announcements.

Charlotte Harbor Organization of Independent Child Education (CHOICE)

Florida History Homeschool
Christian. Exploring the rich history of the Orange State.

Florida Homeschool
Christian.

Homeschool Cooperative of East Central Florida

Homeschool Florida
Inclusive.

Homeschool Tampa
Christian. Serving the greater Tampa Bay area.

MacDill Air Force Base Military Homeschoolers Group

South Orlando Homeschoolers

ISPs:

The Atrium School
Inclusive. Statewide.

Castle Oak Academy
Inclusive.

Christian Victory Academy
Inclusive. Serving the greater Orlando area. Support group, field trips, classes, clubs.

El Shaddai Ministries of Florida, Inc.
Christian/Messianic. Serving Indian River, Lake, Marion, Sumter, Orange, Volusia, Seminole, and St. Lucie counties.

Family Tree Private School
Christian. Statewide.

Harvest Time Homeschool
Christian. A ministry of Harvest Time Memorial Church in Tampa.

MorningStar Christian School
Statewide.

Sonshine Christian Academy This is a private Christian school for children from K-2 through 9th Grade. We are located in Callahan, Florida and currently serve families throughout the Nassau County area.

Other Resources:

The Guide to Homeschooling in Alachua County
History, legalities, and support information.

Home Education Foundation
Florida's homeschool lobbyist.

Home Educators Association of Palm Beach County
Resources and an email list specific to the PB community.

Homeschool Art: Ed Adventures at the Pensacola Museum of Art
Schedule and fee information.

Pinellas Christian Homeschool Sports
Serving Pinellas county. FHSAA sanctioned sports for homeschooled middle school or high school students.

Sea Cadets
David McCampbell Battalion, U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, serving Brevard, Indian River, and eastern Osceola counties. Located in Melbourne. Homeschool friendly. Commanding Officer Martha Robinson (HomeschoolChristian.com's primary reviewer).

Tampa Area Homeschool Information
Comprehensive information for the greater Tampa Bay area.

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