Lane staff members are also committed to meeting the needs of home schooling families. We offer the same services and programs to home schooling families as we do for teachers and students in the public and private schools.

To obtain a Lane Library teacher card:

The following Websites are helpful resources on home schooling.

Ohio Home Educators Network
http://www.ohiohomeeducators.net/

Home schooling Organizations
http://www.h-i-o.org/orgs.php

Ohio Public Library Information Network. This site provides useful links to information on regulations, resources and lesson plans.
http://www.oplin.org/page.php?Id=63-17-211

Jon's Home school Resources: Support Groups & Home schooling Law
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/listlist.html

Ohio Home School Organizations in the SW Region of Ohio

Beth Yada Home School Group
Edgewood Baptist Church, 1010 W State St, Trenton OH
Contact: Beth Yada Registrar
Email: homeschool.bethyada@gmail.com
A friendly Christian home school group serving families in Middletown, Trenton, Germantown, Lebanon, Hamilton, Franklin and Liberty Twp. areas. Offers weekly co-op and moms' fellowship, field trips, 4-H club, skating, etc.

Christian Home Educators of Cincinnati (CHEC)
Contact: Travis and Kim Meadors
Email: Checmembership@gmail.com
Network of about 15 support groups in greater Cincinnati area. Monthly parent education meetings, monthly newsletter, group activities such as field trips, standardized testing, etc.

Christian Home Educators of Cincinnati
6532 Hawk Court, Mason, OH 45040
Email: info@chechome.org
Website: http://www.chechome.org
A citywide organization comprised of eighteen local area support groups in the greater Cincinnati area. CHEC hosts citywide meetings with nationally-known speakers, an annual Orientation Day seminar, and an annual used curriculum sale - plus meets monthly for roller skating and other teen activities.

Christian Home Educators of Clark County (CHECC)
Contact:http://ourchecc.org/contact.html
Website is http://ourchecc.org
Based in Springfield, includes about 90 member families, from New Carlisle and Enon as well. Monthly support meetings and resource days; usually cosponsors a curriculum day; coordinates field trips for the group; has negotiated some discounts with local supply houses for members.

Cincinnati Area - Teaching Children at Home (CATCH)
P. O. Box 62459, Cincinnati, OH 45241
Contact: Norma Curry
Email: tessimal@yahoo.com
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/C-A-T-C-H/
A community-based non-directed homeschool educational organization for all who educate at home, or who are interested in home education options, especially those who live in the tri-state area encompassing Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana, and Northern Kentucky.

Darke County Christian Home Educators (DCCHE)
P.O. Box 101, Greenville, OH 45331
Contact: Jim Leonard
Phone: (937) 548-3122
Email: jdl@voyager.com
DCCHE is a support group of approx. 50 families, offering a monthly newsletter, field trips, meetings, assistance with understanding and complying with the home education laws, and more.

Holy Family Catholic Home Educators (HFCHE)
For Catholic home school parents in Cincinnati, east side.
Email: memberatlarge@hfche.org
Website: www.hfche.org

Homeschool Network of Greater Cincinnati
Website: http://www.hsncincy.com
An inclusive network of families working together to support each other in the joys and responsibilities of educating our children at home.

Homeschooling & More Support Group
Contact: Karen Brosnan
Email: brosnan@mailhost.col.ameritech
Meets every second Thursday of the month at the Methodist Church If The Redeemer, 235 McNaughten Road just east of Mount Carmel East Hospital. Our goal is to spend the first hour responding to homeschooling questions and concerns, and then dive into our scheduled speaker / activity / book discussion.Kid's Day Out activities occur at least once a month. All homeschoolers are welcome!

Homeschooling Under Grace (HUG)
Based in and around Dayton
Contact: Donna Young
Email: info@hugsgroup.org
Website:http://www.hugsgroup.org
A group dedicated to helping each other as we minister to our individual families. We offer a Gym Day twice a month for our children, a monthly newsletter, and various activities throughout the year including field trips, History Fair, and Open House (Show-and-Tell).

Miami County Christian Home Educators of Ohio (MCCHEO)
Contact: Kim Wolf 937-698-0022 or
Email: WolfHomeschool@erinet.com
Website: http://www.geocities.com/mccheogroup/
Monthly support group meetings every third Tuesday, 7:00pm at the Troy Nazarene Church, except June, July, August & December. Summer meeting schedule announced in May. Yearly membership fee of $15 which includes a subscription to our monthly newsletter.

North Dayton Christian Home Educators (NDCHEA)
Contact: Tina Witters
Email: tina@thewitters.com
Website: http://www.ndchea.org
For Christian families. Our purpose is to provide support for parents who are homeschooling by encouraging them, sharing experiences in homeschooling, helping to improve instructional skills, and to provide a forum for exchange.

Ohio Home Educators Network
P.O. Box 38132, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138-8132
Email: ohen@ohiohomeeducators.net
Website: http://www.ohiohomeeducators.net
O-HEN is a parent support group of home schooling families in the Clevelnd-Akron-Canton area. Monthly parent meetings and monthly activity calendar offered. O-HEN supports a student-led, interest-centered approach but welcomes all families regardless of educational philosophy and teaching style or religious beliefs.

Parents Offering Inspiration, Nurturing, and Training (POINT)
Based in Middletown and surrounding Miami Valley area
Email: director@point-homeschool.org
Website: http://www.point-homeschool.org
A Christian homeschool enrichment program currently serving over 85 families. We offer homeschool support resources including guest speakers, training workshops, a lending library, group field trips, and more. We also offer weekly classes for grades K4-12 for those enrolled in our co-op. PO Box 671, Springboro, Ohio 45066

Reaching Educators And Children at Home (REACH)
Email: reachgroup@gmail.com
REACH stands for "Reaching Educators And Children at Home." We want to reach out to you in loving and practical support of your home schooling. We hope you will reach out to one another in friendship, encouragement and creativity. Our meetings are held in Loveland and serve families all over the east side of Cincinnati. Because the leaders of REACH are Christian, we believe our loving God wants us to serve everyone, not just Christians. Patrick Henry said, "It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religions, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ! For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here." The REACH support group is founded on the same principle as our nation. All are welcome.