Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
National homeschool advocacy organization offering legal support for members, state-law information, legislative advocacy, educational resources, and homeschool group services.
Visit HSLDA →Homeschool Organizations & Support
A carefully organized starting point for families looking for legal information, state advocacy, homeschool communities, research, and practical support.
Start with your state. Missouri families have several different kinds of organizations available. Some focus on legal advocacy, some on statewide support, some are faith-based, some are secular/local, and some provide research rather than family services. No single organization is the Missouri equivalent of every HSLDA function, so HWN lists them by purpose instead of treating them as interchangeable.
Key Homeschool Organizations
National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI)
A research organization and clearinghouse for homeschool studies, statistics, scholarly articles, research summaries, and state-specific homeschool data.
Explore NHERI →Families for Home Education (FHE)
Missouri's oldest and largest statewide homeschool organization, serving home educators since 1983. FHE advocates for Missouri parents' right to educate their children at home, maintains a legislative presence in Jefferson City, publishes Missouri-specific resources, provides support and educational events, and works with HSLDA on Missouri homeschool rights.
Visit FHE Missouri →Missouri: Statewide Organizations
These are the most important Missouri-specific organizations to place near the top of the HWN directory.
Missouri Association of Teaching Christian Homes (MATCH)
A statewide Christian homeschool organization providing support to home educators and support groups, information about state and national laws, educational opportunities, and advocacy for home education.
Visit MATCH →Missouri Homeschool Alliance
A Missouri organization centered on parent-directed, parent-funded education. It offers membership, updates, and a Missouri homeschool community resource for families looking for another statewide connection.
Visit Missouri Homeschool Alliance →Missouri Official & Legal References
Missouri Revised Statutes
The Missouri Revisor of Statutes is the primary place to read the actual statutory language. Start with RSMo 167.031 and related sections rather than relying only on summaries.
Read RSMo 167.031 →Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE)
DESE explains that it does not regulate or monitor home schooling and does not require state registration. Its attendance-law information is useful as an official state reference.
Visit Missouri DESE →Missouri RSMo 167.790
Beginning August 28, 2025, Missouri law addresses participation by eligible home, FPE, and virtual-school students in specified public-school or charter-school athletics, fine arts, and related activities.
Read RSMo 167.790 →Local & Community Support
St. Louis Homeschool Network
A local secular support network for St. Louis-area homeschooling families. It describes its mission as welcoming all families without judgment and provides community events such as park days.
Visit St. Louis Homeschool Network →HSLDA Homeschool Groups Directory
HSLDA maintains a searchable directory of homeschool groups and lists Missouri statewide and local organizations by county. Inclusion is a directory listing, not an endorsement.
Find a Homeschool Group →HWN's approach to this directory: We will not present every organization as if it has the same philosophy. Families should be able to see who provides legal advocacy, who provides Missouri-specific support, who is faith-based, who is secular/local, and who provides research. That makes this page useful to a much wider range of homeschool families—and gives parents enough context to choose the resources that fit their own family.