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Last updated 21 December 2009
* Indicates SCHEA member group
* Anderson Home School Association, Inc.
PO Box 2382, Anderson, SC 29622
Bob and Jill Brewer, President
Phone 864-225-2121
Email: ahsainfo@charter.net
Website: www.andersonhomeschool.net
Christian Home Educators of Cherokee County
Contact: Melissa Carroll
Phone: 864-902-0213
Email: mac2n5@charter.net
Christian Home Educators of Easley (CHEE)
Cindy Roberson
138 Independence Way, Easley, SC 29640
Phone: 864-915-3984
Email: robersonc4@aol.com
`Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/easleyhsco-op
Christian Home Educators of Laurens County (CHELC)
Toby and Helen Tarver, Presidents
110 James Road, Joanna, SC 29351
Phone: 864-697-5172
Email: helen959@bellsouth.net
Website: www.chelc.net
* CHOICE (Christian Homeschool Organization -- Independent and Cooperative Education)
Linda Botkin - President
P.O. Box 793 Belton, SC 29627
Phone: 864-353-6277
Fax: 864-338-0918
Email: choicehomeschoolgroup@yahoo.com
Website: www.scchoice.org
Classical Conversations
Julie Denton, SC State Manager
237 Sassafras Dr. Easley, SC 29642
Phone: 864-295-1491
Email: jdenton@classicalconversations.com
Website: www.classicalconversations.com
* Easley Home Educators
Contact: Tammy Weant
201 Southgate Circle Piedmont, SC 29673
Phone: 864-320-4802
Email: busymommie5@bellsouth.net
Email: ehenews@bellsouth.net
Website: www.yourservant.com/homeskool
Eastside Co-op, Taylors, SC
Tracy Lewis--TEC Coordinator
Email: tec200809@yahoo.com
Website: www.homeschool-life.com/sc/eastsidecoop
* Family T.O.U.C.H.
Tracy Elphick, Administrative Coordinator
3687 Pennington Rd. Greer, SC 29651-5049
Phone: 864-469-0347
Email: tracy@familytouch.org
Website: www.familytouch.org
Fort Mill Area Homeschoolers
Debbie Moon
Email: info@fortmillhomeschoolers.com
Web Site: www.fortmillhomeschoolers.com
GRACE at Home
Donny and Courtney Godsey
411 Clem Road Greenwood, SC 29649
Phone: 864-229-5345
Email: grace_at_home@yahoogroups.com
GREAT Home-schoolers! (Simpsonville and Greenville areas)
Rocky or Pam Whitmore
Phone: 864-967-0852
Email: whitmorefamily@charter.net
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/greathomeschoolers
Home-Education Opportunities Maintaining Extracurricular Support (HOMES)
Contact: Shay Kemp
Phone: 864-814-5709
Email: Wesixkemps@charter.net
Homeschooling Our Precious Exceptional Students (HOPES)
Contact: Mary Rees
Phone: 864-834-0264
[For those homeschooling children w/learning challenges]
Home Schoolers of Union County
Cherie Wilson
4074 Cross Keys Highway, Union, SC 29379
Phone: 864-429-9115
Email: hucsc@bellsouth.net
The Homefront Group
(Lancaster, Great Falls, Jefferson, Pageland, Heath Springs, Kershaw, and other surrounding areas)
Leader: Dianna Broughton
PO Box 1421 Lancaster, SC 29721
Email: dbroughton@comporium.net
Living by Heart Homeschoolers
305 Clarendon Ct. Chesnee, SC 29323
Email: Crystal Baker
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Homeschool Association
102 Hollibrook Ct. Mauldin, SC 29662
Phone: 864-288-5818
Email: Emily Paluszak
Serving Catholic homeschoolers of Greater Greenville SC
Praying and Teaching (PAT): The North Spartanburg Association of Home Educators
Lauren Leidy 864-599-5658
Kelly Jarvis 864-474-0860
107 Stonecrest Ct. Pacolet, SC 29372
Email: pat_homeschoolmoderator@yahoogroups.com
Receiving Education Achieved through Christian Home Schooling (REACH of Powdersville)
Contact: Karen Booty
Phone: 864-335-9322 (Call after 3:00 p.m.)
E-mail: reachhs@charter.net
R.E.I.G.N. At Home
Raise and Educate In God's Name
Contact Lori Wyatt
P.O. Box 170223, Spartanburg, SC 29301
Contact: Lori Wyatt
Phone: 864-921-2782
Rock Hill Area Homeschoolers (RHAH)
1952 Shadow Oak Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730
General Information line: 803-980-3320
Email: rhahomeschoolers@hotmail.com
Email: info@rhah.org
Website: www.rhah.org
Rock Springs Home Educators Association
Jeanna Warren, President
302 Saint Lo Circle., Easley, SC 29640
Phone: 864-859-7355
E-mail: warrenwwjd4@bellsouth.net
(currently limited to Rock Springs Baptist church members only)
Spartanburg Parent Association of Christian Educators (SPACE)
Ellen Bailes
Phone: 864-439-0635
Email: embailes@juno.com
The Crusaders Homeschool Group
Melissa Miller
Fort Mill, SC
Email: Crusaders@comporium.net
Website: www.crusadershomeschoolgroup.org
Upstate Homeschool Co-op
1133 Tubbs Mt. Rd, Travelers Rest, SC 29690
Contact: Suzanne Brown
Email: trexbro@charter.net
Website: www.upstatecoop.org
The Homeschool Inclusive Network of Northern Greenville (THING)
Jill Todd
Phone: 864-244-0858
Email: thing-homeschoolers-owner@yahoogroups.com
Website: wwwthing.smfforfree3.com/
* Tri-County Home Educators Association
Todd Morgan
PO Box 533, Seneca, SC 29679
Phone: 864-718-7473
Email: hodtolly@bellsouth.net
Website: www.tchehome.org
Upstate Christian Homeschoolers
Drenda Brennan, Phone: 864-706-6920
Email: drendamichell@netzero.com
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/UCH
Upstate Homeschoolers Unlimited (UHU)
Phone: 864-634-7933
Email: Marie Dowis
Email: Kristin Wilson
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/upstatehomeschoolersunlimited
* York Education at Home (YEAH)
Kristi Denning
P.O. Box 1503, York, SC 29745
Information line: 803-327-5700
Email: info@YEAHonline.org
Website: www.YEAHonline.org
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Carolina Home Educators Family Support (CHEFS)
Anne Fyans - 910-997-6055
Chrisynda Samuel - 843-537-9463
Email: admin@chefsgroup.org
Website : www.chefsgroup.org
Supporting homeschool families in Chesterfield & Marlboro Counties in SC and Richmond & Anson Counties in NC
* Georgetown Area Home Educators
Debbie Justice
416 Rosemary St. Georgetown, SC 29440
Phone: 843-833-1210
Email: ldjust@earthlink.net
Website : www.homeschool-life.com/sc/gahe
Hartsville Home Educators
Email: hhe_family@yahoo.com
Website : www.hhefamily.com
Homeschoolers United for Growth & Support (HUGS)
Sherry Hubach
104 Sand Pebble Lane, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone: 843-215-5275
Website : www.hugshomeschool.org
Lighthouse Home Educators
Carla Billings
3507 Carter Rd., Loris, SC 29569
Phone: 843-756-6797
Email: Sarah Bellamy
Network of Inclusive Coastal Home Educators (N.I.C.H.E.)
Myrtle Beach, SC
Email: Mary Jane Goodman-Giddens
Website: photo6keiki.tripod.com/NICHE
* PeeDee Christian Home Educators Association
John Collins
PO Box 3861, Florence, SC 29501
Phone: 843-661-2193
Email: John Collins
Website: www.pdchea.org
* REACH of Florence: Reaching and Encouraging Area Christian Homeschoolers of Florence
Pat Bradley, Support Group Leader
P.O. Box 12007, Florence, SC 29505
Phone: 843-661-0991
Email: eebradleyb@yahoo.com
Website: www.reachofflorence.com
South Strand Home Educators
Mandy Gray, President
PO Box 50291, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
Phone: 843-995-2706
Email: southstrandsupport@hotmail.com
Website: www.sshe.org
* Vine & Branches Home Educators
Melinda Tavernier, President
PO Box 16075 Surfside Beach, SC 29587
Phone: 843-504-8193
Email: mtavern@vine-branches.org
Website: www.vine-branches.org
* Indicates SCHEA member group
Association of Batesburg-Leesville Educators at Home (ABLE at Home)
Contact: Mandy Kline
591 Buck Smith Rd. Leesville, SC 29070
Phone: 803-685-6282
Email: teachinmy4boys@aol.com
* Aiken Area Home Educators
President: Wendy Hoyle
Secretary: Debbie Sides
736 Kimball Pond Rd, Aiken, SC 29803
Phone: 803-593-3991
Email: sidesd2@ltdkate.com
Catholic Home Educators of South Carolina
Mary E. Jackson
212 Florence St. SW, Aiken, SC 29801
Phone: 803-649-6367
Email: chesc@bellsouth.net
Central Savannah River Area Home Education Association
PO Box 204568, Augusta, GA 30917
Phone: 706-737-9656 (voice mail)
Email: csra_hea@netzero.net
Christian Home Educators of Camden
Katie Woolington, Contact Person
Phone: 803-425-4916
Email: katiewoolington@bellsouth.net
Website: www.checnews.org
Eastover Homeschoolers
Stephanie Becknell
Phone: 803-353-8167
Email: TAT191@aol.com
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/Eastover-homeschoolers
* Forest Acres Christian Educators (FACE)
Lori Hatcher
1806 Edgemore Rd., Columbia, SC 29223
Phone: 803-782-9190
Email: hatcherx4@sc.rr.com
New/Prospective contact: Lisa Kent 803-738-1464
Fort Jackson Homeschool Group
Bethany Storlazzi
1121 Cambridge Oaks Dr. Columbia, SC 29223
Phone: 803-419-0760
Email: johnlazzi@yahoo.com
Gilbert Regional Association of Christian Education (GRACE)
Deonna Bundrick
308 Devil's Backbone Leesville, SC 29070
Phone: 803-532-4857
* Home Educators of Richland/Lexington District 5 (HERALD 5)
Leader: Stacy Hill
P.O. Box 1743, Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: 803-767-8749
Email: newsletter@herald5.com
Website: www.herald5.com
Home Educators of Richland One (HERO)
Leader: Paula Coonce
1405 Denny Road Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: 803-735-0493
Email: doug.paula@juno.com
Holy Family of the Midlands
TORCH (Traditions of Roman Catholic Homes) Chapter
Email: Cassy Vernau
Homeschool for YOU (Youth Opportunities Unlimited)
Kelly Wiedmeier, President, HS4U
Email: kwied@mindspring.com
`Website: www.homeschoolforyou.org
Inclusive Network of Columbia Homeschoolers (INCH)
Naturally Into Kids Education (N.I.K.E.)
Denise Toby
Phone: 803-749-3549
Email: jscorbett@mindspring.com
* North Midlands Home Educators
Contact: Janice Davis
President: Dr. Charles McElmurray
828 Swygert Road. Blythewood, SC 29016
Phone: 803-786-0409
Email: homedyenamics@msn.com
* Orangeburg Christian Home Educators Association
Mary Beth Myers
P.O. Box 2498 Orangeburg, SC 29116
Phone: 803-536-4529
Email: mbmtrinity@yahoo.com
REACH - Resources, Encouragement, and Activities for Columbia Area Homeschoolers
PO Box 204 Irmo, SC 29063
Email: reach@reachgroup.org
Website: www.reachgroup.org
*Schooling in North Columbia (SINC)
Stacie Ervin
42 LaceBark Lane Elgin, SC 29045
Email: schoolinginc@gmail.com
Website: www.sinc.9f.com
School's Out Support (SOS)
SC UNschooler's support network
Kelly Lovejoy, Coordinator 803-776-4849
Melinda Nolan, Coordinator 803-782-3036
Yahoo group: groups.yahoo.com/group/schoolsoutsupport
* Supporting Home Instruction Encompassing the Lexington Districts (S.H.I.E.L.D.)
148 Beaver Creek Rd. Swansea, SC 29160
Phone: 803-794-4757
Coordinator: Debbie Barney
Asst Coordinator: Beth Martin
Asst Coordinator: Karen Collins
Website: www.shieldonline.org
Southeast Area Family Educators
Peggy Trent
101 Caughman Park Dr. Columbia, SC 29209
Phone: 803-783-5914
Email: diabound@juno.com
* Sumter Area Family Educators (SAFE)
Leader: Trina Mask
2409 Toxaway Dr. Sumter, SC 29154
Phone: 803-481-3363
Email: love2teach@ftc-i.net
Website: www.safehomeschool.org
* Indicates SCHEA member group
Barnwell Area Christian Home Educators
Bernadette St. John
Phone: 803-259-1459
Cathedral LIFE (Learning In a Family Environment)
Contact: Mike and Kim Murphy
Phone: 843-875-1665
Email: cathedrallife@gmail.com
Website: www.homeschool-life.com/sc/cathedrallife
Charleston Unschoolers
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/chazunschoolers
Home Education and Rewarding Togetherness (HEART)
Melissa Johnson
6701 Davis Rd., Ravenel, SC 29470
Phone: 843-763-6523
Email: HEARTnews2001@yahoo.com
Email: Sabrina
Email: Melissa
`Website: www.geocities.com/heartnews2001
Home Education Learning Partnership (H.E.L.P.)
Anita Coward
108 Short Street Summerville, SC 29483
Phone: 843-832-8793
Email: anita@helpresources.org
Website: www.helpresources.org
Homeschool Support Group of the Lowcountry
(based in Hilton Head/Bluffton)
Sandy Valvo
100 Matthews Dr. #12 Hilton Head SC 29926
Email: JValvo5@yahoo.com
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/Low_Country_Homeschooling
H.U.G.S (Homeschoolers United for Growth & Support)
Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand
Membership Director: Sherri Seeley
104 Sand Pebble Ln, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone: 843-293-2677
Email: seeley3@truevine.net
* Legacy Christian Home Schools
Paul and Brandy Calcagno
621 Leisure Lane, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: 843-849-1685
Email: legacychs@googlegroups.com
Website: www.legacychs.org
* Lowcountry Christian Home Educators Association (LCHEA)
Leader: Rene Myers
PO Box 600571 N. Charleston, SC 29419
Phone: 843-607-0363
Email: rrssdjmyers@bellsouth.net
Website: www.lchea.net
Parent's Association for Christian Education in SC (PACESC)
Leader: Phyllis Lowder, Director
PO Box 1767 Monck's Corner, SC 29461
Phone: 843-899-4333
FAX 843-899-4350
Email: pacesc@pacesc.com
Website: www.pacesc.com
PATHS - Providing At Home Teachers of Hampton Support
Jennifer Davis
940 Hadwin Circle, Brunson, SC
Phone: 803-625-2163
Email: Jen@gunpointgraphics.com
Website: groups.yahoo.com/group/pathshomeschoolgroup
Supporting Parents in Christian Education (SPICE)
Contact: Ava Miller
Email: SPICE-SC-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
`Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SPICE-SC
TEACH - Tri-county Educational Association of Community Homeschoolers
PO Box 784 Summerville SC 29484
Email: teachhomeschool@yahoo.com
Website: www.teach-hs.org
TIES - Together In Education and Support
Phone: 843-327-4495 Glenda
Phone: 843-875-9120 Angie
Email: fixa@netzero.net
Website: egroups.co.uk/group/Togetinedandsupport
T.O.R.C.H of Charleston (Traditions of the Roman Catholic Homes)
Michelle Shahid
434 Channel Creek Ct., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Phone: 843-881-2451
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