Local

• Community Action Partners, CAP:  Offers a variety of programs, events, and services created to combat poverty.

• FAMEE Program:  Grant funded after school program for children at SAU #61.  Contact: Dean Poland/ Katrina Kretschmar for more information: dpoland@straffordcap.org

• Farmington 500 Boys and Girls Club:  Provides athletics and activities for youth in the Farmington area.

• Farmington Boy Scouts: The webpage provides contact info to join a local troop.

• Farmington Parks and Rec: The town’s rec department provides activities, camps, and services for seniors and families in the community.

• Farmington School District, SAU #61:  Public schools that serve the community.

• Farmington Child Care Center:  For more information about childcare in Farmington call (603) 755-2883.

• Food Pantry: Interfaith Food Pantry (603) 755 – 4816. Last Saturday: 9:30 – 10:30am.

• Goodwin Community Health: Provides primary, dental, and prenatal health care based on income.

• Grace Place: Offers outreach services to help those in need.

• Homeless Shelter Directory: Find where homeless shelters are in your location.

• Homeschooling and Alternative Schools: Links to information for homeschooling

• Strafford County Head Start: Information and requirements regarding the head start program for kids.

State

• Catch Program, Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment for Children: CATCH serves children ages birth to 16 who have a variety of needs, including developmental disabilities and delays, neurological impairments, autism, genetic disorders and other diagnosis. For more information, call 603-433-4015 (press 5).

• Catholic Charities’ Services: Offers counseling and community services to help families and people.

• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Poison control information, prevention, and contacts.

• Community Partners Developmental Services: Non-profit community mental health center and developmental services for Strafford county.

• Educational Resources of New Hampshire: Information on educational resources within the State of New Hampshire.

• Families First Health and Support Center:  Assists with family health care.

• Help With Paying Bills: Contact information for assistance with paying bills

• New Generation: Safe homeless shelter for pregnant women and their babies

• NH Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service: a free public service that listens to your situation and refers you to a lawyer who handles those types of cases.

• New Hampshire Court System Informative Videos: Informational videos on various aspects of the NH court system available.

• New Hampshire Job Corps: Free education and training program that helps young people learn a career.

• Parenting New Hampshire: A variety of information for parents including: things to do, health, education, special needs, and events.

• Safe Kids New Hampshire: Information and programs to help parents and caregivers prevent childhood injuries.

Homeschooling Links

New Hampshire Homeschooling Resources
http://nhhr.dimentech.com/

This site is run by a homeschooling family. It has information and links that are of interest to homeschoolers in New Hampshire. The site also has instructions for subscribing to the electronic mailing lists nhhr-l and nhhr-politics.

New Hampshire Homeschooling Coalition (NHHC)
http://www.nhhomeschooling.org/

This site is run by a state-wide homeschooling support group that supports all methods of and reasons for homeschooling. It has information for becoming a member, ordering the NH Home Education Guidebook and signing up for any activities currently planned (including the spring workshop). The site also maintains list of teachers willing to be evaluators for home education programs.

Christian Home Educators of New Hampshire (CHENH)
http://www.chenh.org/

This site is maintained by a state-wide Christian support group which requires members to sign a statement of faith. This site has information about the organization’s officers and activities (including the annual spring conference), and tracks legislation of interest to homeschoolers in New Hampshire.

Catholics United for Home Education (CUHE)
http://www.colegrove.org/cuhe/

This site points to resources for Catholic homeschoolers in New Hampshire.

Homeschooling Friends of Dover (HSF)
http://homeschoolingfriends.org/

This site is run by a large Dover-based support group. It lists activities sponsored by group members, articles and information useful to local homeschoolers.

New Hampshire Department of Education (NHDOE)
http://www.ed.state.nh.us/SchoolApproval/school4.htm

Look for Home Education near the bottom of the page. This site has statistics about home education in New Hampshire as well as links to laws and documents of interest to home educators in New Hampshire.

DOE employees with home education responsibilities are:

Angie LeBel (603) 271-3188
su.hn.etats.de@leBeLA

Joyce Johnson (603) 271-3582
su.hn.etats.de@nosnhoJJ

101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301

State Library – Family Resource Connection
Homeschooling Collection
http://www.state.nh.us/nhsl/frc/homebib.htm

Family Resource Connection maintains a lending library of books about home education which are available to New Hampshire residents. Books are available through the mail; postage in both directions is paid by the library. This site has a list of books, as well as information on how to borrow them.

Jon’s Homeschool Resource Page
http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs

This site is one of the oldest, largest and most popular home education sites. It lists resources of interest to homeschoolers worldwide.

Home Education Magazine
http://www.home-ed-press.com/

This site is run by the publishers of one of the major homeschooling magazines. On this website you will find homeschooling news and information, support and encouragement, thoughtful writing and helpful resources for your family’s homeschooling adventure! Many articles are drawn from the magazine.

VegSource
http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool

This site has message boards where homeschoolers can buy and sell used curriculum. Used textbooks can be considerably cheaper than new ones.

Homeschoolers Cooperative
kaab@attbi.com

A Somersworth NH based Homeschool Support Group. This group meets once a month at the Somersworth Library Click the link above for the primary email contact. Alternate email contact Here

Note:

This list was accurate at the time of publication. Web sites often change names or simply disappear. Companies go out of business and new sites are created all the time. We hope this list is helpful even if it is somewhat out-of-date by the time you read it.

The Goodwin Library also has many helpful books on homeschooling. Some are for in library reference use only and others may be checked out. In addition, we now subscribe to two different homeschooling periodicals. The magazines and reference books are always available to the public