Finding Local Support
Because sometimes what you need most is the support of others near you (or sharing your beliefs)...
Regional Mailing Lists - Faith-Based Mailing Lists - Individual Contacts by Region/Faith
Regional Mailing Lists - Faith-Based Mailing Lists - Individual Contacts by Region/Faith
- AZ - Palo Verde Homeschoolers — Online secular community for Arizona parents with inquisitive and imaginative children. Share local event information, organize outings, and discuss gifted/spirited-child issues.
- AZ - Gifted Homeschoolers of Central Phoenix — Social group only, (no classes or co-ops) getting together for field trips, travel, adventures, holiday celebrations, community service, and spending time together.
- CA - Asynchronous Minds — Local support group for families of gifted children, many of whom have chosen alternative educational options. Greater Los Angeles area.
- CA - Bay Area Gifted List — For parents of both schooled and homeschooled kids in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- CA - SF Bay Area — Local support group for families homeschooling their gifted children in or near San Francisco.
- CA - Gifted San Diego — This group was created as a means of connecting families with gifted children in San Diego County who are homeschooling their children or exploring that option.
- CO - Boulder Gifted Parent Support —Boulder GPS provides support for families of gifted children in the Front Range area of Colorado. Includes a monthly family game night.
- DC - DC Metro Gifted Home Schooling — For parents home schooling gifted kids in the Washington, DC metropolitan region (including Maryland and Northern Virginia). Homeschoolers of all persuasions are welcome to join; this list is secular and inclusive.
- FL - BC-gt-hs — Group for families homeschooling gifted children in Broward County, especially those seeking to share local information and activities.
- FL - SiGHT Online — Support group for families in and around Tampa, Florida who are homeschooling or considering homeschooling their gifted children.
- FL - Pinellas Gifted Homeschoolers — Support group based in St. Petersburg, Florida, for families homeschooling gifted children of all ages.
- IL - IllinoisTAG — Illinois group, mostly in Chicago area, which organizes field trips and provides local support for homeschoolers of gifted and talented children.
- IL - Positive Connections Homeschoolers — Gifted homeschoolers support group in the Chicago, IL, area.
- KY - Parents of Gifted Students (POGS) — Support for parents of gifted children in the greater Louisville area.
- MA - Massachusetts Gifted Homeschoolers — For Massachusetts families who are homeschooling their gifted children.
- MI - Gifted in Michigan — A SE Michigan in-person meet-up group for gifted children and their families.
- MI - Michigan Gifted Homeschoolers Together (MIGHT) — A group for families home schooling gifted children in Michigan. Meetings are primarily in the Detroit area.
- MI - Michigan Gifted Homeschool Group — Safe place for parents of gifted children to share stories, seek advise, find playdates, partake in field trips. Based in SE Michigan; open to all.
- MI - SAGE Greater Lansing Area — For members of the S.A.G.E. (Scholars and Ambassadors for Gifted Education) homeschool group serving the Greater Lansing Area in Michigan. We are an informal and inclusive group focusing on gifted education and nurturing potential talent in our children.
- NJ - Gifted Homeschooling New Jersey — For families homeschooling gifted children in New Jersey.
- NC - Gifted Home Scholars in North Carolina — For parents who are educating their gifted children at home, or have an interest in home education in North Carolina.
- NH - New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition
- NM - New Mexico Homeschool Community — A homeschooling group that is "totally gifted friendly"!
- OH - GO Home — Gifted Ohio Homeschoolers is for parents homeschooling or considering homeschooling a gifted child in Ohio.
- OR - The TAGPDX site has resources for homeschooling in and around Portland, Oregon
- PA - Gifted Homeschoolers of Pennyslvania — This group is for parents who are homeschooling gifted children in Pennsylvania.
- PA - Gifted Kids of South Central Pennsylvania — This is a support and social group for gifted kids and their families living in south central Pennsylvania (not exclusively homeschooled).
- SC - Gifted Homeschoolers in South Carolina — This group is for parents who are homeschooling gifted children inSouth Carolina.
- TX - Texans Homeschooling Gifted Children – A secular support group for Texans homeschooling their intellectually gifted children.
- TX - Austin Metro Homeschoolers of the Gifted — For people in the Austin and surrounding area who are homeschooling gifted children.
- TX - Brazos Valley Gifted Homeschoolers — A place for parents with gifted or highly gifted homeschooled children in the Brazos Valley.
- TX - San Antonio Gifted Homeschoolers — This is a support/playgroup for gifted children of all ages and their homeschooling families in and around the San Antonio area.
- VA - NOVATAG — This is a support group for Northern Virginia parents who home school their talented and gifted (TAG) children.
- WA - Seattle Gifted Homeschooling — This email group discusses homeschooling gifted and twice exceptional children in the Seattle metropolitan area, as well as sharing resources and information, with special emphasis on Seattle-area programs, classes, and activities.
- WA - NW Accelerated Learners — Seattle area gifted homeschoolers.
- WI - Wisconsin TAG Homeschooling Forum — Wisconsin families who are currently homeschooling, or considering homeschooling, their "talented and gifted" children.
- Ontario, Canada - Assocation for Bright Children —While not exclusively for homeschoolers, this group has an active homeschooling subsection.
- Ontario, Canada - Ontario Gifted Home Schooling — This group is based in Ontario but welcomes families of gifted homeschoolers from around the world.
- Christian - Homeschooling Gifted — Come join a safe haven for Christian parents to talk about the joys and challenges of raising gifted and talented children.
- Latter Day Saints - Gifted-LDS-hs — This is a support group for LDS parents who are homeschooling gifted children.
Individual Contacts -- Regional and Faith-Based
United States
- Eastern
- Maine -- Susan Hyde
- Vermont -- Elizabeth Raven Walters
- New Hampshire/Massachusetts -- Cathy Esmonde
- New Jersey/New York -- Sarah Garrison
- Kentucky -- Molly Isaacs-McLeod and Sandy Rippetoe
- South Carolina -- Carissa Leventis-Cox
- Georgia -- Ann Dorminy
- Pacific
- Washington State -- Tara Hernandez
- Oregon -- Corin Goodwin
- Northern California -- Annie Peters and Katie Mark
- San Francisco Bay Area -- Stephanie Hood
- Greater Los Angeles -- Mala Arthur and Carolyn Comini
- San Diego -- Becca Orlwoski
International
- Canada
- Ontario - Lisa Bildy
- India - Subadra Jayram
- Faith Based
- Christian -- Stephanie Hood
- Jewish -- Corin Goodwin
- Catholic -- Eleen Kamas
- Pagan/Wiccan -- StarWolf Jossy
Other
Please consider supporting GHF by using these services:
New GHF Merchandise - Show Your Support!
Your purchase helps support us!
Sign up for eScrip! GHF - ID 500003724
(formerly SchoolPop)
GHF - ID #130553
