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Causes: Education, Educational Services
Mission: Afhe exists to inspire parents to home educate their children; promote parent-led, family-funded, relationship-based home education; and preserve the freedom to homeschool. Inspire: sponsor the annual arizona home education convention. Publish a quarterly magazine: homeschool arizona. Host a support group leadership conference. Provide senior high and junior high graduate recognition ceremonies. Award scholarships for post-secondary education. Promote: encourage participation in local homeschool support groups. Sponsor regional workshops. Maintain an up-to-date website resource. Communicate with the homeschool community through monthly e-newsletter, legislative updates, and social media. Preserve: educate the public on the laws and merits of parent-directed home education. Monitor and guide state and national legislation affecting homeschooling. Defend the right to homeschool. Maintain the least restrictive laws and policies for home education.
Programs: Statewide convention for arizona home educators. 4,600 attendees
publish a quarterly magazine: homeschool arizona
senior and junior high graduate recognition ceremony. Graduation ceremony for homeschooled junior high and senior high graduates. Number of graduates served 195; 2600 attendees. Arizona leadership conference. A conference for support group leaders throughout arizona. Number of people served: about 100.
other programs include scholarship awards of $6,000 conferences and meeting.