How to start a nonprofit organization in high school

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Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:15:06 +0000

Within the past few months I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and have struggled significantly. I have also witnessed my parents work their butts off trying to start an organization helping the homeless, and I’m engaged. How could I start my own nonprofit organization helping the youth that are mentally ill? I’m willing to work very hard for this and I know my church will support all of my decisions. This is not to show off, or for me to use as an EC. At this point, I care deeply about school, but I care more about living a meaningful life and helping others. Therefore, how could I kick-start a nonprofit organization helping the youth that are mentally ill? I believe that I can offer a new perspective and bring hope to teens that are ill. I could share how, as a teen, I overcame mental illness and worked very hard to become healthy. I can discuss how I developed some pretty nasty habits, such as cutting and starving myself, and how I drove myself away from those habits. I can also discuss how I did so without medication or support and I found comfort within myself to overcome these obstacles. And, I could remind them that this is the perfect time to become indendent and to discover yourself, and that their illness is manageable and treatable. And, most importantly, they will have someone to confide in, who understands them and would never pass judgment.

P.S. I’ll be a sophomore in high school this fall and I’m also attempting to begin an alliance of mental illness.Would it be better to contact an established nonprofit organization, such as NAMI, and just to involve myself?