Support Groups

Below is information about support groups about which HEIR has been informed:

• Support Via E-mail or the Web
• A list of local groups in GA: A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W
• A list of state-wide groups in GA
• A list of national groups in the U.S.A.
• Links to lists maintained by groups other than HEIR
• How to make additions or corrections
• Tell us about your group's upcoming event

HEIR supports all homeschoolers, however, some of the support groups and activities listed on these pages place restrictions on who can participate. HEIR has encouraged the listed groups to describe any restrictions, but encourages people to investigate before participating to see if the group or activity meets your needs.

Support Via E-mail and Web

Homeschool Social Register - a free service that let's you get in touch with other homeschoolers in your area of the U.S. or Canada while protecting your privacy

HEIR's Updates - help GA homeschooling to be recognized, free, diverse, legitimate, valued - available to anyone who supports HEIR's Vision, Mission, and Principles

Teaching Tips - e-mail support available to all homeschoolers

GA Support Groups Email Loop - Support for support group leaders - available to two leaders from each support group.

Local Groups in GA

Alpharetta Inclusive Homeschoolers - Alpharetta

Active Georgia Homeschoolers - Henry, Clayton & Fayette counties

Americus Homeschoolers - Sumter County and surrounding area

Athens Area Homeschoolers - Clarke, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe Counties and surrounding areas

Athens Waldorf Montessori Homeschool Group - Athens and surrounding areas

A.A.E.N. - Atlanta Alternative Education Network - non-sectarian - Atlanta area

Appalachian Home Educators - Union County and Towns County (N. Ga.) and surrounding area

Athletic Conference of Christian Educators - Metro Atlanta

Augusta-area Home Education Network - Augusta area, including Richmond and Columbia County

The Bent Twig - Middle Ga - Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Peach, Monroe, etc.

The Blessings Homeschool Group - Carroll, Heard, and Coweta County

Blue Ridge Area Christian Home Educators - Fannin County, GA; Polk County, TN; Cherokee County, NC

Carpenter's Homeschool Group - Morgan County

Catholic Home Alliance of North Georgia Educators - C.H.A.N.G.E. - Northwest Atlanta metro suburbs including Cobb, Fulton, Cherokee

Catholic Homeschool Connections - South of Atlanta area

Central Georgia Christian Home Educator - Houston, Peach, and Bibb Counties, Warner Robins area

Charlotte Mason Support Group for NW GA - Currently we draw members from Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Powder Springs, Marietta and Canton. All areas outside of these are more than welcome!

Chattahoochee Valley Home Schoolers - Harris County (Columbus Area)

Cherish Christian Home Educators - Henry and Clayton counties

Cherokee Mothers Connection - Cherokee County, Georgia

Christian Homeschool Adventurers - Mableton, Cobb County

Christian Home Educator's Encouragement & Resources (CHEER) - North Fulton, Gwinnett, Forsyth

Christian Homeschoolers Offering Ongoing Support and Encouragement - C.H.O.O.S.E. of Woodstock - serving Woodstock, Marietta, Kennesaw, Acworth, Canton

Christian Home Educators of Habersham - Habersham, Banks, White, Stephens counties

CHESS - Christian Home Educators Support System - Jeff Davis, Appling and Telfair County

Christian Homeschoolers Assembling Together - C.H.A.T. - Cherokee County

Christian H.O.P.E. - Charlton County Homes Offering Positive Education

Christian Home Schooler's Fellowship - Tift and surrounding counties

Circle of Friends: Support for Home Educators - Douglas County and surrounding area

Coastal Georgia Home School Association - Glynn and other coastal counties

Coastal Georgia Unschoolers - Georgia Coast

Cornerstone Home Educators - Paulding County

Covenant Christian Homeschoolers - Bartow and surrounding counties

Creative Home Educators - Georgia

Creative Homeschoolers - Rockdale, Henry, Newton

Deseret Home Schools - Georgia

Destiny! Homeschool Group - Henry, Clayton and Fayette

Discovery from Home - Henry county

DASCH (Dunwoody Area Support for Christian Homeschoolers) - Dunwoody, Peachtree Corners, Sandy Springs

EAGLES Home Educators - Barrow, Gwinnett, Walton, Jackson Counties

Eagle's Nest Christian Home Educators' Association - Coweta and Fayette Counties

Effingham Christian Homeschool Organization - E.C.H.O. - Effingham County & surrounding counties

Evergreen Homeschool 4H Club Walton County

Excellence in Christian Education and Leadership - EX.C.E.L. - Newton County and surrounding areas

FAITH (Fellowship And Information to Teaching Homes) - Valdosta, Lowndes County, South Georgia and North Florida

Fayette Homeschool Friends - Fayette County

Fellowship of Christian Family Educators - Lilburn, Lawrenceville, Stone Mountain

Fellowship of Christian Home Educators - Clarke, Oconee, Madison, Jackson, and Oglethorpe counties

Forsyth Christian Home Educators - Forsyth and surrounding counties

Forsyth PEACE - Forsyth County, Georgia and surrounding areas

FRIENDS in Bainbridge - Decatur County

GENESIS HOME EDUCATORS - Spalding, Pike, Lamar, Butts, Clayton, Henry

GIFTed. - Gwinnett & Forsyth Counties

Good Seed Homeschool Group - Meriwether County and Surrounding Areas

Gordon County Homeschooler's Association - Calhoun/Gordon County Georgia area

Greater Rome Area Christian Educators - G.R.A.C.E. - Rome/Floyd County and surrounding counties (Chattooga, Gordon, Polk, Bartow)

Greater Griffin Christian Home Educators - Griffin Area (Spalding and surrounding counties)

Harbor Home Educators - Irwin County and Ben Hill County

Heart of Georgia Home Educators - Middle Georgia Area, Oconee Area, Milledgeville

Heart of Georgia Homeschoolers - Dublin, Laurens County, and nearby towns and counties

HCHE - Henry & Clayton Home Educators - Henry, Clayton and surrounding counties

HERITAGE (minority homeschoolers) - Cobb County

Heritage Home Educators Association - Hart, Elberton, Franklin

Home Education Connection - Douglasville and all surrounding counties

Homeschool FISH - Gwinnett, Barrow, Hall, Jackson, Walton, all surrounding areas

Homeschoolers of Columbus/Ft. Benning - Columbus/Ft. Benning

Homeward Spirit Home Educators - Whitfield, Murray, Catoossa, Gordon Counties

Jackson Christian Home Educators - J.C.H.E. - Butts Country area

Jasper County Christian Home Educators - Jasper County

Jewish Home Educators Network - Southeast U.S.

Just For Moms - Warner Robin's and surrounding areas

Kennesaw State University Homeschool Student Union - North Georgia

Leaders in Godly Home Teaching - L.I.G.H.T. - Columbus/Muscogee County & surrounding

LEAD (Learners and Educators of Atlanta and Decatur) - Intown Atlanta/Decatur/Chamblee Area

Liberty County - Fort Stewart Home Educators - Liberty County - Fort Stewart and surrounding areas

L.I.F.E. - Walton, Gwinnett, Rockdale & Newton

LLG - Lifetime Learners of Georgia - An Inclusive Group that does not make Religion or Politics a part of the Group's Identity in any way. We are one large group with many Social Days (our weekly park days) spread throughout Georgia. - Some of the locations where our members meet and live are: Marietta, Kennesaw, Woodstock, Acworth, Canton, Dallas, Powder Springs, Cartersville, Jasper, Alpharetta, Roswell, Conyers, Cumming and More!

Monroe Christian Home Educators - Walton, Newton, Barrow Counties

Mulberry Christian Home Educators - Jackson, Barrow, Hall, Gwinnett Counties

North Fulton Home Educators Encouragers - North Fulton, Cherokee, Cobb, Forsythe, and others

North Georgia Christian Home Educators Assn. - Serving mainly Gilmer County, but also Fannin and Dawson Counties. To maintain unity, members agree with a statement of faith.

North Georgia Home Education Association - Catoosa, Walker, Dade counties

Northwest Georgia Charlotte Mason Homeschoolers - Currently we serve members from Bartow, Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas and Paulding counties.

Ogeechee Area Christian Home Educators - Bulloch and surrounding counties

1-N-Christ Homeschool - Gwinnett

P.E.A.C.H. - Parent Educator's Association for Children at Home - Gwinnett, Barrow, Hall, Jackson, Dekalb, Forsyth Counties. Non-denominational, non-directed support group.

P.E.A.R.L. - Parents Educating Achievers in Righteousness and Leadership - Newton, Rockdale, Henry, and Dekalb

Pickens County Homeschoolers - Pickens County and surrounding Georgia Counties

R.E.A.C.H. - Rockdale, Newton County

St. Philomena Adjumentum (SPA) - Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, Forsyth, Dekalb, and Atlanta Area

Senoia Area Christian Homeschoolers

SHOUT - Cobb, Paulding

Southside Home Educators - south metro Atlanta and surrounding areas

Southwest Georgia Homeschool Association - "a Christian organization of homeschoolers open to Christians of all affiliations and non-Christians as well; however, all should understand that we are committed to Biblical standards"

Statesboro Home School Association - Bulloch county

TaAlim Islamic Homeschool Alliance (TIHA - Dekalb, Metro Atlanta, Fulton, Norcross

Thomasville Home Education Network - Thomas, Brooks, Grady and surrounding counties

Thomasville Regional Home School Co-op - "a regional support group for several smaller cities and counties. We are distinctly Christian in nature, but have an open membership to any who will respect that distinction"

Trinity Home Education Association - Clayton and Henry counties

Tri-State Christian HomeSchoolers - T.S.C.H. (NC/GA/TN)

TRUTH Apostolic Homeschool Fellowship - Rockdale/Newton

UJIMA Homeschoolers - Clayton, Henry counties

Valdosta Area Homeschooling Association - V.A.H.A. - South Georgia and North Florida

Vidalia Area Christian Home Educators - Toombs, Montgomery, Tattnall & Surrounding Counties

Villa Rica Homeschool Association - Carroll, Haralson, Paulding, Douglas Co.

WACO Homeschooling T.I.E.S - Washington County, GA

West Metro Home Educators - Douglas, Paulding, & South Cobb Counties

White County Home Educators - Northeast Georgia

Wisdom's Way Christian Home Educators - West Georgia

World Changers Ministries Homeschool Fellowship - Atlanta, Clayton, Cobb, Dekalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale Counties

State-wide Groups in GA

Georgia Home Education Association - G.H.E.A. - "a network of home education support groups dedicated to observing the Biblical commands for parents to train their children."

Georgians for Freedom in Education - G.F.E. - 7180 Cane Leaf Dr., Fairburn, GA 30213; Billie Jean Bryant, 770-463-1563

National groups in the U.S.A.

National Home Education Network - N.H.E.N. - http://www.nhen.org - "The National Home Education Network exists to encourage and facilitate the vital grassroots work of state and local homeschooling groups and individuals by providing information, fostering networking and promoting public relations on a national level. Because we believe there is strength in a diverse network of homeschoolers, we support the freedom of all individual families to choose home education and to direct such education. "

National Home Education Network
PMB 244
22 Westerville Square
Westerville, OH 43081

e-mail NHEN at info@nhen.org

Other Lists

You can also check other groups' lists of support groups:

• GHEA's
• HEM's
• NHEN's

Additions or Corrections

If your GA homeschooling support group isn't on HEIR's list and you are authorized to publish its description and contact information, please click here to register your group.

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