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NJHSA – June 2010
Local Support Groups (LSG’s)
(with the towns of some of the current members in italics)
NOTE: The numbering in this document corresponds with the document entitled Map of North Jersey
Home School Groups
1. PATH-23 (Parents As Teachers At Home – Psalm 23:3)
Bloomingdale, Boonton, Butler, Kinnelon, Haskell, Oakland, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes,
Pompton Plains, Riverdale, Wanaque, Wayne, West Milford
PATH-23 is an open Christian support group with approximately 90 members. PATH-23
attracts families along the Route 23 corridor. We are interested in expanding the impact of
Christ's kingdom in northern New Jersey, beginning with the godly development and Christian
disciplining of our children. Members are required to contribute to the success of PATH-23.
The more individual families contribute their time and ideas, the more varied, numerous, and
helpful the offerings of the group. Some highlights of past activities and programs include:
weekly Activities Day, full music program for band, strings, piano and choir students, concert
performances, an academic co-op [CALVARY], Fine Arts Night, Iowa basic skills testing, Field
Day, Young Friends Club, Ski club, curriculum highlights & fair, and field trips. We hold
support meetings at local churches or members’ homes. A calendar of events is available to
members. At our support meetings we discuss successes and struggles in our homeschooling
venture, share resources of interest, mentor families as they begin homeschooling, and pray
for one another.
Contact: Elias & Cynthia Adamo e-mail: cdvadamo@gmail.com 973-551-4168
2. PHOEBE (Pascack Homeschoolers Organized to Enjoy Better Education)
Emerson, Harrington Park, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Montvale, Old Tappan, Oradell, Paramus, Park
Ridge, Ridgewood, River Vale, Washington Township, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake, Bronx, NY;
New City, NY; Valley Cottage, NY
About PHOEBE: Located in the Pascack Valley, PHOEBE is a small support group with about
15 families. Our activities include bi-monthly "Moms' Nights Out" at different homes, Family
Dinner at the beginning of each new year, and other sporadic events including park
days. PHOEBE responds to the needs of its members each year. In the past, we've had a
highly active membership and consequently, a highly active calendar of events. In recent
years, our membership has been less active and consequently, so has our
calendar. PHOEBE welcomes its members to initiate any activities that would be helpful or
beneficial to their children and the group.
Contact: Christa Grajcar e-mail: CaGrajcar@msn.com 201-666-4634
3. HOPE (Holding Onto Purposeful Education)
Bergenfield, Bogota, Cresskill, Dumont, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Hackensack, Harrington
Park, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Oradell, Paramus, Ridgefield, River Edge, Rochelle
Park, Teaneck,Tenafly

About HOPE: Centered in eastern Bergen County, the HOPE LSG membership is 30 families
on average. Benefits of membership include support meetings, field trips, park days and other
group activities. Support meetings are open to members and non-members. We have many
opportunities for assisting others and all we ask is for members to have a willing heart to help.
Contact: Pam Romano e-mail: romano20@verizon.net 973 546-6063
4. HEARTS (Home Educated And Ready To Serve)
Allendale, Fair Lawn, Franklin Lakes, Haledon, Hawthorne, Mahwah, Midland Park, North
Haledon, Oakland, Paterson, Prospect Park, Ramsey, Ridgewood, Saddle Brook, Waldwick,
Wayne, Wyckoff,
About HEARTS: We are one of the largest local support groups of the New Jersey Home
Schoolers Association serving a vast range radiating from the Hawthorne area. Our HEARTS
acronym stands for Home Educated And Ready To Serve and it is our goal to not only serve
our families through home schooling, but to also bless the local community by also serving
them. The origin of our name was that of a servant's heart that wanted to show Christ's love to
those in and around our local home schooling community. We encourage our members to
serve in our LSG in their gifted areas and to participate in generating the activities that we offer
the group. The events and activities that HEARTS members offer are things such as the
NJHSA Choir & Drama programs, Teens Night Out, Square Dances, Community Christmas
Caroling, The NJHSA Spelling Bee, Sports Nights, Family Hiking Days, and so much more!
For More information about how to join HEARTS to see if it's the right fit for your family's
needs, please contact our New Member Contact, Wendy Ciandella @
HEARTScontact@gmail.com
5. BRIDGES (Being Responsible In the Development of Godly Educated Students)
Bayonne, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Garfield, Hasbrouck Heights, Jersey City,
Kearny, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Fairview, Edgewater, Moonachie, North Arlington, North
Bergen, Ridgefield, Rutherford, Secaucus, Teterboro, Union City, Wallington, Wood-Ridge,
Belleville
About BRIDGES: BRIDGES is an active support group whose purpose is encouraging one
another to “Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart
from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Activities include: Opening Picnic, various field trips, Christmas Party,
Riflery Club, Fine Arts Festival. We also, from time to time, have cooperative classes in a wide
variety of subjects and life skills. As we study and fellowship, we want to honor God as
Creator and Lord of all! We want God’s Word to be the standard of Truth. For “…the goal of
our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” (1
Timothy 1:5)
Visit us at: http://bridgeslocalsupportgroup.shutterfly.com/
Contact: Latanya Williams e-mail: lowrdh@yahoo.com 201-867-0544
6. HEAP (Homeschooling in Essex And Passaic)
Belleville, Bloomfield, Clifton, Montclair, Newark, Nutley, West, South East & just Orange

About HEAP: HEAP is a large and diverse group of homeschoolers spread over a wide
geographical area – encompassing families in central and northern New Jersey as well as
New York City. Average membership is about 40 families. Our theme is Servanthood and
Flexibility, reminding us that our goal is to serve one another while being flexible in our
expectations and willingness to contribute. We have one General Meeting each October to
welcome and inform new members, answer questions, and present goals for the year. We
may mothly meetings, the theme of which varies depending on needs, suggestions, or
interests. We also host the NJHSA Opening Day Picnic South, held at Brookdale Park in
Bloomfield.
Contact: Connie Hayes at ofamilyofGod@yahoo.com
7. HUB (Homeschoolers United Biblically)
Boonton, Denville, Kinnelon, Montville, Mountain Lakes, Morris Plains, Parsippany, Rockaway
About HUB: HUB strives to be Homeschoolers United Biblically. We have some awesome
support meetings – just parents talking heart-to-heart in encouragement of one another, as
well as having some truly educational experiences when we have guest speakers. There is
always something fun going on in HUB. Fun and learning go hand-in-hand whenever HUB
goes to visit Fairview Lake Environmental Center. Trips to the Crayola Factory and the Morris
County Planetarium are always well-attended. We also have fabulous turnouts, great food,
and new friends at our Opening Picnic and the HUB Christmas Party.
Contact: Julia Neidhardt e-mail: Julia_neidhardt@alum.shu.edu 973-328-0283
9. CHS (Calvary Home Schoolers)
West Essex, Eastern Morris Counties
Most of Calvary's fourteen families live along the I-280 and I-80 corridors. Our group was
started by John and Margie Marchetti, one of NJHSA's founding couples. This year CHS will
again host the National Geographic Geography Bee for NJHSA members.
Contact: Sheryl Stiemann e-mail: yikesmom@yahoo.com 973-663-3010
8. Sussex County Christian Homeschoolers
NON NJHSA Groups
About SCCH: Sussex County Christian Home Schoolers, Inc. (SCCHS, Inc.) is a non-profit
group of Christian home schoolers who live in Sussex County, New Jersey and surrounding
areas. We are parents and guardians who are committed to educating our own children in a
Christian environment and meet regularly for our mutual support in this endeavor. While
respecting the autonomy of each family school, our purpose is to share ideas, materials,
experiences, information, to offer social and comprehensive learning opportunities for our
children, and support member families. Collectively, we represent many denominations, but
we intend that all of our activities and interactions be clearly consistent with Biblical principles.

Contact: http://scchs.nac.net/
8. Skylands Homeschooling Community
About SHC: SHC is a support/play/early-learning group for parents and homeschoolers in the
NJ Skylands area (Warren, Morris, Hunterdon, Sussex counties). Children are primarily
preschool through 1st grade age, although all ages are welcome. Our mission is to share
teaching ideas, help one another with concerns, and encourage friendships for our children.
We meet once a week and organize field trips and educational activities.
Contact: http://www.enochnj.org/support.php3?opcode=grp&value=122
10. Hunterdon County Christian Home Schoolers
Contact: http://www.enochnj.org/support.php3?opcode=grp&value=49
11. Warren Hunterdon Christian Home Schoolers
About WHCS: We are a Christian support groups of about 25 members located primarily in
Warren County but have members in Hunterdon County and PA. We have monthly support
group meetings and a monthly newsletter plus other activities throughout the year.
Contact: http://www.enochnj.org/support.php3?opcode=grp&value=87
12. Education Network Of Christian Homeschoolers in New Jersey (ENOCH)
About ENOCH: ENOCH of NJ is a non-profit volunteer organization
Whose goals are:
· To PROVIDE aid in the creation & growth of Christian support groups & a network to
support group leaders
· To PROCLAIM the advantages of home education to the general public
· To PROTECT the future freedoms of home education in the state of NJ
· To PROMOTE home education programs and events that are vital to homeschoolers
Contact: 732-291-7800 732-291-7800 or http://www.enochnj.org/
13. Alliance of Home Educators (AHE)
About AHE: AHE is a Judeo-Christian-based, not-for-profit, event organization with 18 Affiliate
Groups
Contact: 908-713-8439 or http://www.geocities.com/ahe_nj/
14. Homeschoolers Support Network (HSN)
About HSN: We are simply a group of people in the Trenton / Princeton metropolitan area who
are teaching our children at home. We network together for field trips, ideas, support, activities,

curriculum, and just for fun. In fact, we all love our children and enjoy our families enough to
make this rather large commitment.
Contact: http://www.homeschoolsupport.org/
15. Loving Education At Home (LEAH)
About LEAH: is a New York statewide organization dedicated to supporting and promoting
home education. One of our major purposes is to support a statewide network of mutual
support groups by and for home educating parents.
Contact: http://www.leah.org/
16. PENN NJ
About PENN NJ: We have about 30 member families from the Warren Cty/Mt.Bethel, PA area.
We meet weekly for a gym class for the children with a paid instructor. (nominal fee for
member families) Moms meet during gym class for support and fellowship.
Contact: http://www.enochnj.org/support.php3?opcode=grp&value=26
Note: These busy homeschooling parents are happy to give you information on their groups and help
you get connected to the support you need. Please do not call them for any other reason.
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