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Starting a Support Group
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Bylaws
- A Sample from HEIR
HEIR wished to organize into a non-profit but not tax-exempt
homeschool association. To do this, they needed bylaws. Local
support groups only need bylaws if they wish non-profit status
for purchases.
Forming
a Homeschool Support Group
Shared thoughts about some or all of these parts of putting together
a support group in order to benefit many of our fellow homeschoolers.
HEM
Support Groups
Ongoing encouragement and resources for support group volunteers,
including a monthly newsletter, coordinated by HEM Support Groups
Liaison Mary Nix.
Home
education support groups
If you're just feeling that your children 'ought' to be socialising
a bit more, or that the children they meet already aren't very
pleasant, you're likely to be disappointed. Home educated children
may not suffer the peer pressure and other stresses of school,
but they are basically normal children.
The Leader's
Manual
A Guide For Christian Home School Support Groups. "Me, a
support group leader? Help!" Here's practical help for leading
a support group.
Making
a Support Group Work in Your Community
If I had started with a planning meeting, it may never have gotten
off the ground. The reason for this is that homeschoolers are
a very independent lot.
NHEN-NewSG
This email list from the National Home Education Network is for
those people seeking to start homeschool support groups in their
area. The list hopes to provide encouragement, advice, and support
to those working hard to foster connections between homeschoolers
via support networks.
They say that organizing homeschoolers is like herding cats.
Organizing
a homeschool group for success
CPA Carol Topp explains why a homeschool group should write bylaws
and choose a board of directors to become a non-profit group.
HEM N/D 06
Starting a Group
So, you want to start a support group... Wonderful! It must take
a lot of knowledge about support groups to start one, right?
Wrong. It isn't hard at all. From HERO.
Starting a Homeschool Support Group
By Holly Furgason. Why should we even bother with homeschool support groups? I found there are several benefits.
Starting a New Support Group
You may find, however, that there is no group in your area. As
you (and any interested parents you may know) consider forming
a group, you may want to consider several questions. From Illinois
HOUSE.
The Story
of Two Desparate, Burned Out, Homeschool Moms
I dare you to start a two mom co-op... and still be a two mom
co-op after 4 months. Even if you want to contain it, I think
it would be a hard thing to do. You'd have to guard your mouth
all the time to keep it a secret... but then the kids would spill
the beans. By Robyn Bray.
One By One: The Homeschool Group Leader's Guide to Motivating Your Members
There are so many great ideas all in one place, this book answers the questions that leaders so often ask and offers the encouragement homeschooling leaders need. This book is well thought-out, well written and a joy to read. Kristen and Denise's kindness and compassion comes across in their writing.
This book is full of fun stuff for kids of all ages. The
building and role playing activities work wonderfully as birthday
party games and the verbal challenges are excellent diversions
on long car trips. It's a very hands-on, exciting book to read--guaranteed
to give you lots of good ideas.
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