Where should I go to do this (details inside)?

Define ‘overlooked when people want to help kids’ and elaborate on what the purpose o the ministry would be, please.

Rural parts of this country are in need of after school places and better schooling. Think about adoption too. There are a ton of “unadoptable” kids and teens out there that need someone to call home and someone to call family. When I worked in adoption, I had two families that adopted kid after kid so that they would have someone. You need a big heart and a big home for it, but trust me you will always feel needed and wanted and loved.

Instead of starting one of your own, why not offer your services to one that’s already in place? Surely there’s something nearby that is (at least) attempting to accomplish the same thing?

@ChocolateReigns , you’re 14, yes? Try not to narrow your overall focus yet – youve got yourself to raise first. Then you have get the credentials, skills and experience you’ll need to do the kind of work you’re envisioning and to have a chance of raising the funds needed to pay for it.

The world will continue to change over the years of preparation you have ahead of you. The “best place” now will probably not be the best place then. In the meantime, you can start in your own backyard, through part time volunteer/internship work

@MagsRags I knew I would get some of the “you’re too young to be thinking about that stuff yet”. Boy, that annoys me. I was about to write off your answer as doing that, but then I re-read it and decided that you have a point. I’m going to start doing a sort of internship thing next year. At my Bible camp, each cabin gets 2 counselors, one between 14 and 18 and one over 18. Next year I’m going to be a junior counselor. Thanks for the advice.
@stratman37 There just aren’t that many near me that I know of. Maybe you have a point, though. Now that I think about this crazy idea I got, it might be too much to own (and try to launch) something this big.
@SarasWhimsy I had been thinking originally about adoption, but I just thought this would help more people and it would cost less so it’d be easier. Maybe I was wrong.
@Simone_De_Beauvoir Well, you know…somebody that has a lot of money has a religious experience and decides to change the world. They immediately go to Zimbabwe or somewhere like that. What about the people here that need help? They seem to be getting overlooked. I am just trying to figure out what I should do with this…I don’t know what to call it, “passion” maybe?

@ChocolateReigns thanks for reading the whole answer. Some people do figure out very early on what they want to do with their lives, but there are so many possible paths to the destination. Your eventual right path may not even exist yet, but as long as you’re headed in the right general direction, you’ll recognise it when the time is right. In the meantime, stay open to learning and helping opportunities wherever they might appear

In more direct response to your original question, here in the US, there are layers of bureaucracy that make it difficult to do the kind of thing you thinking about unless you can prove you’re qualified. It can be frustrating when you know your own heart, but you’ve got to support their goals even if you disagree with how they go about it.

In third world countries, there’s more relief work done by religious groups, but there’s also more potential for paternalism and unintended consequences.

Is there an equivalent to New York Cares in your community? It’s a clearinghouse for volunteers, and in New York, there is a TON of projects that we do in different environments and circumstances that have as their goal serving under-served children in our city.