Living the homeschool lifestyle, Jantz Reid, 13, struggled to find community among her age cohort.
Her involvement at the Spring Ridge First Church of God youth group was her only way of meeting children her age. But even then, most of the students in the youth group went to the same public school, so it wasn’t easy for Jantz to break through the mold and make friends, she said.
“I don’t really know very many people,” Jantz said while licking the pumpkin ice cream off of her waffle cone. “I’d like to get to know people better, and I’d also like to have a bit more socialization than just my church.”…