Pennsylvania Home Education Support Groups

listings provided by the Parent Educators Consortium, Inc.

Select the county in which you reside to locate Home Education support groups:

Please note that local, regional and statewide home education/homeschooling support groups in Pennsylvania are separate and independent.  These groups are not represented in any manner by one, all-encompassing  state-level or national-level home education organization that dictates policy or regulation to other groups.

Statewide Home Schooling Support Groups

Pennsylvania Home Education Association

Pennsylvania's newest State-level Home Education Support Group representing the interests of all home educators in the Commonwealth.  Inclusive and dedicated to bringing freedom to the home educators of Pennsylvania.

Catholic Homeschoolers of Pennsylvania

Contact Larry & Ellen Kramer   Statewide support network for Catholic homeschoolers. Excellent newsletter including legislative alerts, phone tree, connects homeschoolers with other Catholic families and Catholic support groups in their local area.

Christian Parent Educators Consortium

Western Pennsylvania's newest Christian, regional, non-profit organization designed to support all in their home education programs.

Penn Homeschoolers Statewide Email Conference [pa-hs]

Pennsylvania's largest, oldest and inclusive online statewide support group.  Support, encouragement, events, advice, information, politics, empowerment, and controversy.  To join, simply address and send a blank email message to:  or if you only want one message per day that includes all posts to the list, request a digest subscription by addressing and sending a blank email message to:    WARNING:  This is a high traffic list sometimes generating up to 50 messages a day.

Homeschooling In Pennsylvania Ezine [pa-hs-ezine]

Stay in touch, stay informed by subscribing to this email-based homeschooling newsletter designed to keep home educators in Pennsylvania up-to-date on events and issues that effect homeschooling.  Simply send a blank email message to: 

The Homeschooling Advocacy Network for Differently Able and Specifically Challenged Families

H.A.N.D.S. ON!

Contact Kelli Klein, Western Division at or Carolyn Conner, Eastern Division at for more information on becoming a part of this network.  H.A.N.D.S. On! exists as a statewide network of of special needs home schoolers in Pennsylvania that offers a way for families to obtain support and connect with other families in similar circumstances.  H.A.N.D.S. On! is quickly developing a database of Pennsylvania-specific resources that will allow the free sharing of information between families.  The purpose of this family resource list will be to offere support, advice, encouragement, prayer and friendship.  Contact those listed above to receive a monthly online newsletter.  The first H.A.N.D.S. On! Conference is planned for November 2003.

PA Jewish Homeschoolers (PaJHS)

contact Andi Kaufman or Nan Korn

Pennsylvania Unschoolers

contact Kristen Seitz The PA-Unschoolers Email Conference is a statewide group for child-led-learning, relaxed, eclectic, or unschooling families to come together and discuss educational strategies. Given our unique educational styles, we also discuss ideas for complying with the PA homeschool law. We are a friendly and inclusive group. All philosophical, educational, and theological beliefs (or non-beliefs) are welcome.

Christian Homeschool Association of Pennsylvania

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