For Alumni

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Are you a homeschool alum striking out on your own for the first time? Here are some links to help you establish your life and keep yourself safe.

Learn how to…

• Apply for a Social Security card

• Apply for the FAFSA if your parent(s) will not sign

• Avoid dangerous situations

• Communicate about sex with a partner

• Cut off contact with an abusive parent or family member

• Drink and party responsibly

• Establish credit with a credit card and without a credit card

• Estimate average utility costs for an apartment

• File your taxes

• Find a doctor

• Find a homeless shelter or emergency housing assistance

• Find a sexual assault victim advocate

• Find a therapist

• Find domestic violence or rape crisis shelters

• Find new music you like

• Find support in coming out to your family and friends

• Get a cell phone with no or bad credit

• Get emancipated

• Get help for suicidal thoughts

• Get mental health help

• Get tested for STIs

• Get your GED

• Interview for a job

• Make a personal budget

• Make new friends if you’re socially awkward

• Obtain a birth certificate

• Open a bank account

• Prevent your parent(s) from stealing your financial identity

• Protect yourself during sex

• Rent an apartment and scope it out before you commit

• Report child abuse

• Shop for car insurance

• Shop for health insurance

• Understand body language

• Understand consent in a romantic and/or sexual relationship

• Use public transportation

• Write a personal statement for a college application

Note: None of the above should be construed as legal or professional advice and is provided by HARO simply as resources. We do not necessarily endorse the content of the above linked sites. If you have suggestions for what to add to the list (or are concerned about a listed resource), please do not hesitate to send us a message.