Your local homeschool organization:
DASH (DeKalb, Indiana Area Schools at Home) We are your local resource for activities, events, information, and making other homeschooling friends in your local area. DASH serves homeschoolers in DeKalb, Steuben, Noble, and Allen counties.
Your state homeschool organization:
IAHE protects homeschooling rights in the state of Indiana. They also offer a variety of resources to help you start and keep homeschooling. Our regional representative helps keep us abreast of legislation that is going to affect homeschoolers, as well as other things happening in the state that we need to be aware of.
Your national homeschool organization:
HSLDA fights for homeschooling rights all over the world, but specifically and most often in the United States. “We’ve made it our goal to tirelessly advocate for the right to homeschool—in courts, legislatures, and anywhere else we can make ourselves heard. Ultimately, we’re here to empower and encourage homeschooling parents as they seek to teach their children in a way that celebrates their uniqueness and nurtures their love of learning. In short, our mission is to make homeschooling possible.”(HSLDA)
And finally, there are activity groups, co-ops, and classes. Those are groups that generally get together for classes and specific events. There are several of them in the area and there are all different formats; ones where parents help teach; ones where someone else teaches; ones where you pay; ones where you don’t. Those opportunities really enrich your homeschool life.
You can join ANY of the above groups, all of the groups, or none of the groups. Each have a specific purpose to help you in your homeschooling journey!