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BadgerMomma.org offers Bible-based books on homeschooling, marriage and family, child training, creation, and infant education.

Beyond Speech Tx offers speech and language assessment, therapy, consultation, and parent/child advocacy, both in person and online.

At binSpire, they've redefined sensory play for families. Their innovative sensory bin rental subscription program takes the hassle out of planning and organizing sensory activities. Every two weeks, a binSpire representative will deliver a new sensory rental bin right to the family's doorstep and pick up the previous bin, ensuring a continuous stream of engaging experiences. Their service is great for homeschooling families, allowing them to reclaim precious time that would otherwise be spent on planning, preparation, and storage. Say goodbye to cluttered closets and hello to hassle-free educational sensory play. In addition to our rental program, they'll also bring smaller sensory bins available for purchase as well as other carefully crafted products, such as handmade play dough, sensory kits for parents and their babies, and maybe even some new products that are sure to captivate children's imaginations.

BJU Press Homeschool is a publisher of K-12 textbooks and video courses for homeschool families. HomeWorks by Precept is a partner with BJU Press Homeschool because we share their core values of Biblical worldview, academic excellence, and critical thinking. Our consultants draw from their own personal homeschool experience and their knowledge of BJU Press Homeschool curriculum to offer solutions that help you to prepare lessons, become more efficient in homeschooling, and be able to meet your child’s unique learning needs.

Bold Survival is a Christian outdoor Survival camp for 13-19 yr old primarily homeschoolers. They teach Survival skills, team working, leadership skills, communication skills and more. All is related to what participants are learning to their walk with the Lord, teaching them to survive in the wild and thrive in Christ.
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Bright Lights Ministry is a girls' discipleship ministry that offers resources for moms to use with their daughters as well as small groups. These resources include curriculum for their small group sessions, books authored by Sarah (Mally) Hancock and Grace (Mally) Moffitt, and online conferences. This year, they are also offering a live conference in September for mothers and daughters at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky.
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When you homeschool with Classical Conversations, you'll be connected with a local community of like-minded families who not only learn together, but do life together. Classical Conversations equips homeschool parents with the confidence to raise bright, observant students who have a lifelong love of learning.
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As a non-profit organization, CO2 Coalition offers free science education materials for homeschool educators. Their science materials are created by leading scientists. They promote sound scientific education, not indoctrination.
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Developing Great Relationships offers biblically-based marriage enrichments and marriage intensives.
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Discover Your WIN offers post-secondary planning and consultation assistance to homeschooling families.
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Distinctive Music Studios provides live online music lessons from 17 skilled faculty in numerous instruments including piano, guitar, voice, violin, cello, flute and trumpet. For more than 21 years, we have enjoyed the privilege of helping home school families move to the next level in their music instruction with live one-on-one lessons (not pre-recorded) in the convenience of their own home, helping each student progress to their highest potential for the Lord's glory!
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Emmaus Bible College is a Bible college in Dubuque, Iowa, that offers many bachelor's and associate's degrees and a host of certificate options. They offer Christ-centered and biblically-uncompromised professional degrees.

Enrichment Therapy & Learning Center offers individualized evaluations and support for speech, language, reading, math, writing, dyslexia, executive functioning social skills, myofunctional disorders, and feeding and swallowing disorders. We are a bridge for academic and communication success.

At over 100 years old, Faith Baptist Bible College is one of the oldest Bible colleges in America. They are also one of the most affordable! Their beautiful 52-acre campus in Ankeny, Iowa, is part of a growing, vibrant community–one of the fastest growing communities in the United States. With an emphasis on discipleship and spiritual growth, a sincere interest in the lives of their students by their staff and faculty, and their fully-accredited academic offerings, the real question is, “Why not Faith?”
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Gather & Grow hosts family-centered events on our farm in Northfield, Minnesota. They also publish newsletter and literature to support Christian families.
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Genesis Apologetics is committed to providing Christian families with biblically- and scientifically-based answers to the evolutionary theory and other major questions that often pull people away from Christ. Our goal is to strengthen the faith of God’s children by grounding them in biblical truth and equipping them to discern error. Our ministry provides practical and easy-to-understand web, video, and written products for pastors, parents, teachers, and students. The materials provided will be those that are “core” to the creationist position, which are generally held in agreement with leading creation ministries, such as Answers in Genesis and the Institute for Creation Research.

Ginger Hubbard offers biblical encouragement and practical advice to help parents reach the hearts of their children for the glory of God.
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Grace & Truth Books is a Christian bookshop where you can count on always finding solid biblical content – every time, every book. They aim at the formation of a strong Christian character that makes eager disciples and worshipers of God. For over thirty years, they've published some of the finest character-building stories that have ever been in print to prepare every member of your family to walk with God. Their Bible study and historical sections are likewise designed to equip you to be strong in His Word.

Hannibal-LaGrange University is a small Christian liberal arts university that is located in Northeast Missouri. They believe that students need to learn to use their "Knowledge for Service" when they go into the world, and this is reflected in their Core Values: Biblical Worldview, Educational Relevance, Community Mindset, Transformational Leadership, and Generational Impact.

(Cancelled - Unable to Attend)
Heartland Christian College is a two year, fully-accredited college offering an associate's degree in biblical studies. Their mission is to equip and prepare students to be servants of Jesus Christ, lifelong learners, and effective workers in local churches and communities around the world – and to train you to do that no matter the career path.

Hillsdale Community Church has a media department that publishes curriculum and other books and literature. At the Homeschool Iowa Conference, they will offer high school curriculum for entrepreneurship, a workbook on evangelism, and other helpful resources.

"It is our ministry and mission to help you succeed in the comprehensive education of your children,™” say Brad & Nancy Bjorkman, owners of Heppner's Legacy Homeschool Resources. For nearly four decades they've worked individually with families to find methods and resources to make home education a success. They have carefully selected a wide array of excellent products that you can trust, for all ages and subjects, including many hard-to-find items. Heppner's provides curricula, manipulatives, science supplies, fiction, biographies, audios, maps, timelines, unit studies, games, and much more. Special orders are welcome. Their motto is: “Come for the Books. Stay for the Therapy™."
This is where you'll find speaker, Nancy Bjorkman, when she's not presenting a workshop.
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Hidden Acres Christian Center offers homeschoolers many opportunities, including summer camps and summer camp staff jobs. They also offer a Ministry School gap-year program in partnership with Emmaus Bible College for college-age students interested in living, learning, working, and growing at a Christian camp. Students will be able to receive up to 24 credits from an accredited Christ-centered college while living and working at Hidden Acres.

Gwen Simmons, with Hope Tutoring, is the creator and instructor of two correspondence writing courses. One is creative writing, and the other is essay writing. Both courses are fresh, practical, and each assignment receives a personalized critique. She is also a reading and spelling tutor for dyslexic students, where she gives personalized instruction in a homey Zoom setting, using the Orton-Gillingham method. She has a B.A. in English and many years of working with home school students as well as in public school settings. She also homeschooled for twelve years.
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Kerry Beck, one of our 2024 Homeschool Iowa Conference speakers, offers unit studies, leadership courses for moms, and Bible lessons through How to Homeschool My Child.
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HSLDA passionately advocates for the freedom to homeschool and offers support for every stage of your homeschool journey. If you’re considering becoming a member, at the conference is the best time with these exclusive, never-before-offered discounts. They will be offering $35 off your first year when you sign up for our annual membership at the booth (annual membership renews at standard rate), as well as $500 off their $1,500 Lifetime membership.
This is where you'll find speaker Scott Woodruff, when he's not presenting workshops.
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Huntington Learning Center of West Des Moines provides tutoring and test prep programs. They can help build your student’s skill sets, confidence, and motivation so that they can excel both in school and in life. As a tutoring and test prep center in the West Des Moines area, they deeply understand the anxiety, frustration, and challenges parents in our community face when their child falls behind in school. Through their individualized K-12 tutoring and test prep programs, their highly qualified teachers can focus their one-on-one tutoring sessions on the areas a student needs the most.

Visit the Iowa Extracurricular Activities booth to find information on local extracurricular activities in Iowa and on how to start a new activity or program in your area of the state.

Iowa Right to Life exists to help change hearts and minds about the sanctity of life. Their belief is that all life has inherent value from fertilization to natural end. They have resources available that can be used to incorporate truths and information into teaching about the sanctity of life.

Kelly Family Games design and produce family friendly card and table games with the aim to bring families together around a fun time of enjoying each other. We believe God created the family to be a blessing, and one way to enjoy that blessing is to play games together face to face.

Lamplighter Publishing offers books and audio dramas that promote and inspire Christlike character.
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Lifestream Brain + Body Clinic has recently launched a learning, behavior, developmental program for ages 5-15 called NeuroGro. Along with that, they offer care for concussions, whether it is accident or sport related, as well as regular chiropractic care and sports physicals.
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Little Ol’ Cookie House is a small family-owned business with over 35 years of making their own cookie dough to sell to fundraising groups.

Maranatha Baptist University is a Christian liberal arts university offering a variety of two- and four-year degrees in fields of study, such as church ministries, theology, business, nursing, education, music, science, humanities, etc. They also offer graduate degrees and operate a theological seminary.

Mount Carmel Ministries is launching a Bible School and College Community on their camp property. They will have places for students to live together in a Christian community and grow in their understanding of the Bible. Their main goal is to connect with students in the time frame of transitioning out of high school. They want to be a safe and welcoming place for young people to grow in discipleship.

My Very First Quilt provides video lessons and kits to teach kids how to quilt.

Natural Health Improvement Center of Des Moines offers holistic health services for the whole family.

Through regional and national competitions supported by exceptional training and an elite qualification system, NCFCA Christian Speech & Debate provides a proven framework that challenges students to grow their communication skills.
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Not Consumed Ministries offers Bible studies for families and homeschool materials to help you GROW in faith!
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Reasons for Hope offers apologetics teaching, training, and curriculum. Their IMPACT curriculum trains and equips young adult believers to stand boldly on the Word of God. It helps them know why they believe what they believe so that, in turn, they can live and share their faith with confidence.

RightStart™ Mathematics is a complete elementary and middleschool mathematics curriculum that uses visualization of quantities, deemphasizes counting, and provides strategies and games for learning the facts. The primary learning tool is the AL Abacus, a specially designed two-sided abacus that is both kinesthetic and visual.
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A complete Bible-based curriculum to assist Christian parents in the work of raising their children in the nurture and fear of the Lord. They also have many preschool books and character building storybooks for the whole family.

ScreenStrong offers Educational Workshops for parents and students as well as curriculum for the homeschool classroom. ScreenStrong empowers families to prevent screen problems and reclaim their kids from toxic screens—social media, video games, pornography. Their science-based solutions are not screen-free. Instead, they replace toxic screen use with healthy activities, life skill development, and family connections.
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Simple Turn offers a health education curriculum that can provide homeschooling families a complete health education enabling them to live their healthiest, most impactful lives. Their Foundations Program is a holistic health education curriculum and they also offer Upstream Magazine, which provides holistic health support.

Sonlight is an easy-to-use literature-based, Christian homeschool program with complete lesson plans, schedules, and materials from preschool through high school. It includes everything you need to teach history, math, science, language arts, and more. Experience education the way you wish you'd been taught using literature! Save time, save money, build relationships, and change the world!

Teaching Textbooks is the award-winning homeschool math app that experts describe as beyond open and go.
Their Math 3 through Pre-Calculus courses lift the entire burden of math education off the parent, and Teaching Textbook apps work on virtually any device, even offline so students can take their work with them wherever they need.

TeenPact Iowa trains students ages 9-19 in the political process through hands-on experience to protect their freedoms and to share their faith.

Tentmakers exists to equip and empower disciples to be biblical tentmakers who live out their God-given calling while transforming culture through Christ one relationship at a time. They do that by offering experiential training, providing partnerships with churches for a yearlong mission to those who have gone through their 40-day training. This is an excellent gap-year experience for high school graduates. They also offer other expereiences that can be found on their website.
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Towers of Light Christian Resources offers multimedia language arts curriculum for grades 2-6. They provide multimedia curriculum and innovative technology to support. Towers of Light will be releasing their full-year curriculum in partnership with multiple content providers to support accelerating language arts with the Read While Listening method.
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Trail Life is an experiential learning experience that provides boys with a tangible award system, terrific outdoor adventures, and significant real-world challenge. As boys take the lead in planning and executing weekly troop meetings, adventure trips, and service projects in their community, they grow in character and discover their gifts and abilities. In Trail Life USA, fathers and sons leave the whirling world of daily duties and digital distractions behind to be immersed in an environment where relationships form naturally, time seems to slow, and boys are able to listen, to connect, and to grow. Discover what 60,000+ members (and homeschool families in all 50 states!) have discovered. Experience Trail Life!
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Truth Family Chiropractic offers chiropractic care and nutrition/functional health testing and counseling. Their goal is to help people in Central Iowa enjoy life again by discovering the truth of natural health. 

Truth in Time is the Hall family and they love to minister to others through word and song. After twenty years in church ministry, God has called them to bring their passion for clearly communicating truth to the ministry of Truth in Time. They demonstrate that, when you get the chronology correct (the backbone of history), the stories of the Bible are right there in real-world history for all to see! Their sessions include The Exodus in Real-World History, Mt. Sinai in Real-World History, Manna in Real-World History, and more. And when the works of God are seen in history, we learn to know Him more fully, and follow Him more passionately today. In addition to Steve’s engaging Bible in Real-World History sessions, their family ministers together in music (vocal, piano, harp, other instruments, and multimedia). Their ministry is based on the research work of The Biblical Chronologist, Dr. Gerald Aardsma, and they offer his books for purchase, as well as some of their own music CDs. They also promote their podcast called The BC Messenger.
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Turning Point USA is an educational nonprofit that offers free resources and trainings to homeschool students to promote their conservative values. TPUSA believe it's important for young Christian students to be civically engaged and empowered to be the future leaders of our country. They offer free trainings, presentations, activism grants, staff support, and supplies to students to start student-led groups to promote their values among their peers and in their communities.

Two Rivers Classical Academy is a classical collaborative christian school in the Des Moines area. It utilizes a collaborative model (sometimes called “hybrid school” or “university model”) in which students enjoy small classes with professional teachers two days per week and continue the lesson plan at home with their parents the remainder of the week. As a collaborative school, TRCA is different from traditional schools, traditional homeschooling, and co-op programs in that the Academy handles curriculum choices, daily lesson plans, and grading. This allows parents to focus on teaching their children with confidence.
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Vero Health Center offers health treatments for those seeking holistic options, working to return the body to its full God-given potential. Vero means truth in Italian; They are honored to be able to approach health concerns by looking at the root of the problem rather than treating symptoms alone. They love to connect with all branches of the community, offering free neuro screenings with discounted initial consultation prices, and working to meet health needs in previously unexplored ways! Vero is very excited to meet homeschooling families, recognizing and supporting their personal choice on the journey towards optimal wellness!

Vitae Family Care Clinic is a faith-based private family care clinic that provides healthcare to men, women, and children.

The Woodlands Prayer and Retreat Center is a retreat center is a lovely house available for usage similar to an airbnb. It is located in Southwest Iowa on 50 acres of Iowa woodlands with steep ravines and deer trails for hiking and exploring the woodlands. With four bedrooms and four bathrooms (and the capacity to sleep twelve), it offers a great mom's retreat or family get-away opportunity. If you're on Facebook, search for "The Woodlands Prayer and Retreat Center."