"Defending the freedom of parents to train, educate, and care for their children privately, without governmental interference"
It is easier to be involved in electing good legislators than it is to fight every bad piece of legislation that comes up in the course of a year. On Tuesday, November 3rd, between 7:00 Continue reading Register to Vote by October 19th!
Every year, the Private School Affidavit (PSA) must be filed between October 1st and 15th. If you are enrolled in a Private School Satellite Program (PSP), the school’s administrator files one affidavit for the whole group. Continue reading It’s Time To File the Private School Affidavit!
Governor Newsom’s statements about reopening schools made during his press conference on 7/17/2020 do not apply to single-family private homeschools who have filed (or will file) the Private School Affidavit. If you have more specific questions about Private School Satellite Programs Continue reading California School Reopening Guidelines Do Not Apply to Single-Family Private Homeschools
Newsflash July 21st, 2020From: Nathan Pierce and Roy Hanson – Family Protection Ministries Protect your family and your freedom to homeschool! If your child needed emergency brain surgery, which doctor would you want for his operation Continue reading Join HSLDA To Protect Your Family and Your Freedom To Homeschool!
Please read the following message below from Mike Smith of HSLDA. Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Homeschoolers filing private school affidavits received a surprising email Tuesday from the California Department of Education. DON’T BE ALARMED. Continue reading The Private School Affidavit Content Has Not Changed
This past January 2020, we at Family Protection Ministries (FPM) and Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEA) hosted Capitol Day once again in Sacramento. Capitol Day has been held by FPM in Sacramento every Continue reading Capitol Day 2020: A Success!
Donations to FPM are tax-deductible. After making a donation, you will receive a receipt in the mail. Online Credit Card donations will be credited to the year in which they were submitted. Donations made by Continue reading Year-End Giving FAQs
From FPM’s Executive Director Roy Hanson:The legislative work that Nathan does is ongoing and often overwhelming. My hope is that there will be sufficient funds for Nathan to hire a full time assistant. I hope Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (7 of 7)
Roy Hanson founded FPM in 1986 and has been our Executive Director for 33 years. Nathan Pierce, who joined FPM over 17 years ago, has been overseeing our small staff of part-time employees and volunteers Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (6 of 7)
We are preparing, by God’s grace and your help, to continue to fight for God-given freedoms and the authority of parents to homeschool privately and otherwise care for their children in all areas of life. Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (5 of 7)
Please consider Family Protection Ministries tomorrow for this year’s Giving Tuesday. Family Protection Ministries is your early warning and response system at the Legislature for attacks on our freedoms. We are like firemen. They need Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (4 of 7)
Much of our work is done behind the scenes, but our full-time work is needed all year. One example of our work this year was an amendment to SB 2. SB 2 is a database Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (3 of 7)
Since 1986, Family Protection Ministries (FPM) has been the only full-time organization in Sacramento working to detect, analyze, monitor, intervene, and interact with the California Legislature in all legislation affecting the legality of private home Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (2 of 7)
Leading up to Giving Tuesday this year, we will be doing a series of posts about reasons to consider giving to Family Protection Ministries. You can donate to FPM at https://fpmca.org/donate/ Our mission at FPM Continue reading Reasons to Give to FPM (1 of 7)
This past January 2019 was Family Protection Ministries’ (FPM) and Christian Home Educators Association of California’s (CHEA) Capitol Day and Leadership Conference. Capitol Day has been held by FPM in Sacramento at the beginning of Continue reading Capitol Day & Leadership Conference 2019: A Success!