MARY'S RIVER, Photo by Ruthie Lindvall
If you're a Christian homeschool family in Oregon you really should belong to ![[WWW]](http://wikispot.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
OCEANetwork. As their website states: "OCEANetwork exists to serve the Lord Jesus Christ by supporting, encouraging, protecting and advancing private Christian home education in Oregon. We are home educating families who volunteer our time to support homeschool families all over Oregon and SW Washington with workshops, conferences and written encouragement. Our heart's desire is to "turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, the hearts of the spouses to each other, and the hearts of families to make ready a people prepared for the Lord" (based on Luke 1:17). We do this through our conference, publications, web site and interactions with homeschoolers throughout the year."
Another organization you may consider joining is the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). "Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed."
Other Organizations These are either not specifically Christian in nature or represent a different faith. While we may not share the same theology or motivations for homeschooling, when it comes to defending homeschooling in the political arena, we are on the same page!
Oregon Home Education Network Latter-day Saints Oregon Homeschool Association Eugene-Springfield Homeschool Association of Oregon ORSIG, a Virtual Community for Oregon Homeschoolers
