Groups of Home Instructing Parents

Listed below are the names, addresses and telephone numbers of groups of home instructing parents in New York State. While this is not an exhaustive listing, it does include those associations of parents known to the Department and open to inquiries from other parents. These are general regional groups; many are connected to sub-groups located throughout their areas. Please call or write the ones nearest to you for information about sub-groups in your locality.

As the people listed are currently instructing their children at home, they prefer that phone calls to them be made from mid-afternoon on, or that contact with them be made by mail. They are all willing to share their knowledge with other interested parents.

Independent Groups
Long Island Home Schoolers Association
Lynn Rudin
4 Seville Place
Massapequa Park, NY 11762
(516) 795-5554		 N.Y.C. Home Educators Alliance
P.O. Box 1214
Murray Hill Station
New York, NY 10156

Long Islanders Growing at Home Together (LIGHT)http://www.longislandhomeschool.com

Devorah Weinmann
186 East Ave.
Freeport, NY 11520
email: webspinner@longislandhomeschool.com

 Westchester Home Learners
Beryl Polin
190 Hollywood Ave.
Crestwood, NY 10707
(914) 337-5825
Lake to Lake Homeschoolers
Julie Burgess
1399 Maryland Street Road
Phelps, NY   14532
(315) 548-4026		 OASIS (Oneonta Area Sharing in Schooling)
Alice Blu
PO Box 186
 Gilbertsville, NY  13776 
(607) 783-2854
Fingerlakes Unschoolers Network
Clare Grady
201 Elm Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-6257		 Albany Area Homeschoolers
Joe & Sheila Stone
Pershing Drive
Burnt Hills, NY 12027
(518) 346-3413
Rockland Home Schooling Network
There is no longer a contact person for this area.		 Home Education Exchange of the Southern Tier
Sue Spencer
424 Castleman Rd.
Vestal, NY   13850
email:  aoberm2073@aol.com
Western New York Home Schooling Network
Gloria Zemer
18 Maple Avenue
Portville, NY   14770
(716) 933-8669		 Homeschoolers Network of the Mid-Hudson Valley
Dana & Cathi Belcher
RD #2, Box 211P
Bloomingburg, NY 12721
(914) 733-1002

All-Inclusive, Interdenominational Homeschoolers
Mrs. Gail M. Gilman
52 Swan Street
Salamanca, NY 14779
(716) 945-3138

 Rochester Area Home Schoolers Association
Sarah Yaworsky
180 Virginia Avenue
Rochester, NY 14619
(716) 235-6392
Warren Area
Heidi Ralph
2 Walnut Street
Corinth, NY 12822
(518) 654-7170		 St. Thomas Aquinas Homeschoolers of the Rochester Area
 

Contact: Margie Kelly, Kellyfam@rochester.rr.com

IMPORTANT NOTICE
The State Education Department does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race, gender, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, services and activities. 
The links contained on this page do not reflect the views of the New York State Education Department and are listed for informational purposes only.

NYS LOVING EDUCATION AT HOME (LEAH)

Membership in LEAH is through a local chapter.  These support groups typically provide opportunites to meet with experienced home educators, field trips, athletic activities, and various other events.  LEAH support groups are organized in seven geographic regions covering the State.
NYS LEAH
PO Box 438
Fayetteville, NY   13066
E-mail:  INFO@LEAH.org
LEAH Info Line:  (716) 346-0939		 New York City / Long Island LEAH
Joe & Karen Imperato
1158 Walnut Avenue
Bohemia, NY   11716-2105
E-mail:  NYCLI@LEAH.org
(631) 589-7010
Hudson Valley LEAH
Bill & Wendy Durkin
75 Riverside Avenue
Coxsackie, NY   12051-1506
E-mail:  HudVal@LEAH.org
(518) 731-9256		 Albany/Adirondack LEAH
Bob & Debbie Dufek
P.O. Box 514
New Baltimore, NY 12124
E-mail:  AlbAdk@LEAH.org
(518) 756-6151
Syracuse/Central New York LEAH
Paul & Linda Sofranko
3061 Sevier Road
Marietta, NY   13110
E-mail:  SyrCen@LEAH.org
(315) 673-3018		 Binghamton/Southern Tier LEAH
Mark & Brenda Johnston
3904 West Hill Road
Painted Post, NY   14870-9188
E-mail:  BingST@LEAH.org
(607) 962-3373
Rochester/Finger Lakes LEAH
Mike & Diana Holbein
320 Canandaigua Road
Palmyra, NY   14522-9300
E-mail:  RochFL@LEAH.org
(315) 597-6894		 Buffalo/Western New York LEAH
Barney & Hollie Ward
4105 Humphrey Road
Great Valley, NY   14741-9625
E-mail:  BufWest@LEAH.org
(716) 945-4794
Schoharie County LEAH
Linda Cross
Saddle Mire Hill Road
Sloansville, NY   12160
(518) 868-4820

Maggie Wohlfarth
RR 1, Box 362-A
Richmondville, NY   12149
(518) 294-627

Special Needs Organizations

Parents Instructing Challenged Children
Allen & Barbara Mulvey
615 Utica Street
Fulton, NY   13069-1954
E-mail:  picc@twcny.rr.com
(315) 592-7257
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05/31/2006
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