Every Homeschool

Directory · State Organizations

The people who actually know your state's homeschool law.

A state-level homeschool organization is the single most useful resource a family can join. They know the filing deadlines, the district practices, the ESA changes, and the people, long before any national body or blog catches up.

AL
Alabama

Homeschool Alabama

Statewide organization, formerly the Christian Home Education Fellowship of Alabama (CHEF), founded in 1988; explains Alabama's church school, private school and private tutor options and lists church schools.

Focus: Christian· State-law guide· Church school listings· Local support group directory
AZ
Arizona

Arizona Families for Home Education

Arizona's flagship homeschool organization, particularly active on ESA policy and vendor-approval updates.

Focus: General· Annual convention· ESA guidance· Affidavit support
CA
California

Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEA)

California's largest Christian homeschool organization, longtime PSA-filing resource.

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· PSA filing help· Charter school navigation
FL
Florida

Florida Parent-Educators Association (FPEA)

FPEA organizes Florida's largest homeschool convention and tracks PEP ESA capacity state-wide.

Focus: General· Annual convention· PEP (ESA) guidance· County-by-county filing help
GA
Georgia

Georgia Home Education Association (GHEA)

Georgia's statewide, member-supported homeschool association, serving homeschoolers since 1992. Its site covers Georgia law, the Declaration of Intent, and the annual summary.

Focus: General· Declaration of Intent guidance· Support-group network· Individualized counseling
IL
Illinois

Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE)

Played lead role in the 2025 defeat of HB 2827 (mandatory homeschool notification).

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· Legal updates· Policy advocacy
IN
Indiana

Indiana Association of Home Educators (IAHE)

Indiana's flagship homeschool organization with a focus on Christian homeschool families and Indiana's Choice Scholarship.

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· State-law summary· College admissions help
IA
Iowa

Homeschool Iowa

Iowa's statewide homeschool organization, critical for clarifying Iowa ESA's accredited-nonpublic-only eligibility.

Focus: General· Annual conference· ESA eligibility guidance (accredited-only)· State-law guide
MA
Massachusetts

MassHOPE

Massachusetts's primary homeschool organization, essential for navigating the state's prior-approval requirement.

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· District-approval navigation· Brunelle/Charles decision resources
MI
Michigan

Michigan Christian Homeschool Network (MiCHN, formerly INCH)

Michigan's statewide Christian homeschool organization, founded in 1984 as INCH (Information Network for Christian Homes) and rebranded as MiCHN in 2019. Its site covers Michigan homeschool law and maps local groups.

Focus: Christian· Annual conference· State-law guide· Local group directory
NY
New York

New York State Loving Education at Home (LEAH)

New York's largest homeschool organization, essential for IHIP filing and quarterly-reporting compliance.

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· IHIP support· Quarterly-report templates
NC
North Carolina

North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE)

NCHE is North Carolina's leading homeschool organization, tracking DNPE reporting requirements and Opportunity Scholarship changes.

Focus: General· Annual convention· DNPE compliance help· Opportunity Scholarship guidance
OH
Ohio

Christian Home Educators of Ohio (CHEO)

Ohio's largest Christian homeschool organization, clarifying why ACE closed in 2025 and EdChoice is not available to homeschool.

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· State-law guide· EdChoice (private-only) guidance
PA
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Homeschoolers Accreditation Agency (PHAA)

Pennsylvania diploma-granting organization recognized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, grown out of the Pennsylvania Homeschoolers newsletter (published 1982 to 2007). Its site lists evaluators and explains Pennsylvania's homeschool law.

Focus: General· Evaluator directory· PHAA diploma program· Transcripts
SC
South Carolina

South Carolina Home Educators Association (SCHEA)

South Carolina homeschool advocacy association helping families home educate since 1987. Its site explains SC's three legal homeschool options and how to withdraw a child from school.

Focus: General· Option 1/2/3 navigation· Legislative updates· Homeschool Day at the Capitol
TN
Tennessee

Tennessee Home Education Association (THEA)

Tennessee homeschool association helping families since 1984, organized through eight chapters covering the state. Its site covers Tennessee homeschool law and school voucher legislation.

Focus: Christian· Local chapters· Rally Day· Legal updates
TX
Texas

Texas Home School Coalition (THSC)

Texas's flagship homeschool organization. Since TEFA's launch in 2026-27, THSC is the primary source for Texas ESA-application guidance.

Focus: General· Annual convention· Legal hotline· TEFA ESA guidance
UT
Utah

Utah Home Education Association (UHEA)

Utah's homeschool organization, active on Utah Fits All ESA policy and the pending Supreme Court appeal.

Focus: General· Annual convention· Affidavit help· Utah Fits All guidance
VA
Virginia

Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV)

HEAV is Virginia's largest homeschool organization, particularly active on Virginia's unique Religious Exemption path.

Focus: Christian· Annual convention· Religious exemption guidance· High school transcripts
WA
Washington

Washington Homeschool Organization (WHO)

Washington's homeschool organization. WA requires parents to complete a qualifying parent course or hold a degree — WHO runs approved courses.

Focus: General· Annual convention· Declaration of Intent help· Qualifying Parent course
WI
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Homeschooling Parents Association (WHPA, formerly WPA)

Wisconsin's statewide homeschool organization, founded in 1984 as the Wisconsin Parents Association. Its site explains Wisconsin homeschool law and how to file the PI-1206 homeschool report.

Focus: General· State-law guide· PI-1206 filing help· Homeschool topic guides

Missing your state?

Not every state has an active statewide organization. In states without one, HSLDA's state-specific pages and the state Department of Education's homeschool page are the next-best resources.

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