We truly appreciate the amazing organizations partnering with us to ensure homeschooling remains free and independent from government interference. Explore the links and information below to learn more about these fantastic groups – we encourage you to check them out!
God relates to His people in the context of family. Although far from perfect in any respect, Christian families nonetheless reflect the relationship of Christ and His bride and represent the relation of the Heavenly Father with His children. The Christian home is the cradle of the Gospel, the incubator of leadership for the church and Christian civilization, the command center for crafting dominion mandate strategies, the boot camp in which Soldiers of the Cross are made ready, and the seminary in which Believers are equipped to make disciples of all nations. It is small wonder that the enemies of God despise the Christian home; nor is it surprising that Satan wages his most determined wars to destroy marriage, steal the hearts and minds of children, and reduce the Christian family to poverty and ruin. If the enemy succeeds, he destroys not just the family, but the church and the nation as well.
For over a century, in this country and around the world, the biblical family has been under relentless assault. Although many Christian families may not have experienced this attack personally, the Apostle Paul’s example of demanding open acknowledgement of the unlawful nature of his imprisonment in Philippi (Acts 16) demonstrates his understanding that all Believers suffer harm when a single Christian is unjustly accused. The Gospel is slandered every time a Christian family is criminalized for obeying God’s word. Christian zeal is chilled whenever a God-fearing family is persecuted or intimidated for honoring God. Christendom is harmed when followers of Christ are threatened and even destroyed for following the direction of Scripture.
Heritage Defense is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the Kingdom of Christ by protecting and empowering the biblical family. Our strategy for accomplishing this mission is simple. By uniting Christian families across the country as members of Heritage Defense, we hope to help the Body of Christ join together in protecting one another, defending the Gospel, advancing biblical practices, and championing the causes of those unlawfully persecuted by the state for obeying God’s commands in raising their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Most elected officials, school choice advocates, and everyday families correctly identify a serious problem: education in America is declining. In an attempt to solve this problem, many states across the nation are seeking to pass school choice programs that redistribute public funds from the state education budget into the pockets of students, ushering public dollars into the private sphere of education. However, this trending solution overlooks the reality that if you infuse a private space with public dollars, it no longer remains private. Thus, the independent education space that we love and in which we flourish will cease to exist.
We believe in a better way.
Advocating for freedom
Although homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, not everyone is friendly to homeschooling or aware of its benefits. This can sometimes result in discriminatory policies or burdensome regulations on homeschooling families. To keep homeschooling free, we work with legislators to craft homeschool-friendly laws, and then we help government officials stay in compliance with those laws. Our legislative alerts help mobilize the homeschool community, giving them an opportunity to make their voice heard on important homeschool issues. And for homeschooling parents, we provide easy-to-understand summaries of each state’s homeschool law so they can have peace of mind knowing that they are homeschooling legally.
Providing personalized care for member families
As a membership organization, HSLDA stands with a community of over 90,000 homeschooling families all striving to give their children the best possible education. This model, in addition to support from our generous donors, allows us to offer a wide range of benefits to our member families.
For example, as an HSLDA member, you receive access to our team of attorneys experienced in dealing with homeschool issues. Got a question about your state’s homeschool law? Call anytime. Need help with homeschool paperwork? We’ll help you get it done right. Is your right to homeschool being challenged? We’ll back you up. We’ll even go to court for your homeschool freedom, providing full and free representation at every stage of the proceedings.
Empowering families in hard times
No family should have to homeschool alone. That’s why we partner with donors to come alongside courageous families seeking to continue their children’s homeschool journey despite financial difficulties, medical emergencies, or other challenging situations. By offering grants to help cover the cost of things like curriculum and school supplies, we help make sure that homeschooling remains possible for these precious children—even in the midst of hard times.
These are just a few of the many ways we are making homeschooling a real possibility for more children than ever before.
