AL
Alabama
Alabama Homeschool Resource Network
Clearinghouse for Alabama's church umbrella school system and CHOOSE Act ESA guidance.
Focus: General· Annual convention· State-law guide· Umbrella school directory
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.
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
Home Education Information Resource (HEIR)
Georgia's homeschool information network, covering declaration filing and Promise Scholarship application.
Focus: General· Annual convention· Declaration of Intent support· Promise Scholarship guidance
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
INCH (Information Network for Christian Homes)
Michigan's flagship Christian homeschool organization. Michigan is a no-notice state, but INCH offers comprehensive compliance guidance.
Focus: Christian· Annual convention· State-law guide· Co-op 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
PA Homeschoolers
Pennsylvania's primary homeschool organization, publishing the Pennsylvania Homeschoolers magazine and running PHAA diploma accreditation.
Focus: General· Annual convention· Evaluator directory· PHAA diploma program
SC
South Carolina
South Carolina Home Educators Association (SCHEA)
South Carolina's leading homeschool organization, clarifying SC's three-option homeschool pathway and ESTF exclusion of formal homeschool.
Focus: General· Annual convention· Option 1/2/3 navigation· ESTF eligibility clarification
TN
Tennessee
Home Education Association of Tennessee (HEAT)
Tennessee's homeschool organization, covering all four Tennessee homeschool categories including church-umbrella (Category 4).
Focus: Christian· Annual convention· Category 1-4 navigation· Church-umbrella directory
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 Parents Association (WPA)
Wisconsin's homeschool organization. Wisconsin requires only the PI-1206 form, but WPA offers comprehensive Wisconsin-specific compliance guidance.
Focus: General· Annual convention· PI-1206 filing help· State-law guide
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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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