<prompt> Human: So Im a relatively young teenager whos just gotten his permit not too long ago in NYC. Why is this relevant? Theres a chance Ill be disowned, and area and age will impact responses. Im using a throwaway account for privacy purposes.I have a bank account with approx. 3000 saved that I have absolutely no access to. If I do get kicked, itll probably rather abruptly, and I dont know how many things Ill be able to take. I know this isnt the best place for it, but I want to know your suggestions for what to do.When it comes to the actual finance part, treat me as if I was a homeless, 16 y.o. who still goes to school full-time, and without working papers stupid, I know. I shouldve gotten them done before this mess, but my father is against me working because you have everything you need, why do you need to work? this also means I probably wont be able to get them done.Im actually really unsure about what other details may be necessary since I never thought things would progress to this point. Before you say that I should just get along with my family, Ive tried. Ive really tried. I was hoping Id reach 18 before this happened, but it doesnt look good. My family is extremely religious and does not tolerate my agnostic beliefs, nor are they supportive in any way, except financially. Im grateful to them for that, since I know my life couldve been much worse, but Im tired of feeling abused and depressed at their hands. If you have nothing to say besides try to get along or WTF is wrong with you dude please dont say it. I need actual help. I still want to finish high school even if this happens because I want to go to college, even if it means Ill only be able to afford a community college education.This may not have been the best place for this, but I need to prepare myself. Id appreciate any financial advice you guys can give me.Edit: The main problem isnt religion. Its just the emotional abuse they give me thats hard to deal with. Lately our only conversations include them insulting me and me going along with it. I always try to avoid the disagreements, but sometimes they take it over a few notches and blame it on me anyway. Im doing everything I can to stay, but they dont seem like they want me to anyway.Edit2: Im extremely thankful for all your help with my issue. Im safe for today, for those of you who have worried, and Ive started preparing a little bit, having people around me know whats going on and making sure that if anything happens I can get help. If you still have something to say, please do. Im beyond grateful for this, knowing that this information might help me get through what could be a possible obstacle in my life for the next few years.Assistant: My family is extremely religious and does not tolerate my agnostic beliefs, nor are they supportive in any way, except financially. Oh damn. That is some really heavy stuff.I want to go to college, even if it means Ill only be able to afford a community college education.Community college is not at all bad, if you pick a meaningful program and put the effort to learn. It might be a good idea to either work before going to college, or to do college part time.That said, IF possible, attempt to reconcile. Going it alone at the age of 16 is a huge task and should really absolutely be a last resort thats planned out rationally, not an action taken in a rush of emotion.If you are absolutely set on this path, make sure to look for 3rd party help like your school counsellors or social workers hopefully theyre helpful. Social welfare programs akin to womens shelters but for children exist to help out people in your situation. Like YMCA housing which is normally cheaper than other forms of housing.---But really, I imagine most people here have very little idea what to do in this type of situation, so definitely take everything that everyone says including myself here with some salt. The best advice that I can offer that cant go wrong is to basically seek out some people who specialize in this type of thing e.g social workers.Human: My situation is forcing me to look at things in retrospect, so Im attempting to plan for all possible happenings. While I may not know what will happen, I want to prep for it and make sure Im ready, because modern life doesnt give a 16 y.o. many opportunities without a legal guardian, which I wont have, if worst comes to worst.I do plan to eventually go to a social worker if this does happen, but I refuse to go back to my family. Ive been reading about NYCs services regarding runaway teens while thats not what Im doing, thats the closest I could find and the age factor works against me here, as they try to reconcile the parties together in hopes of a compromise. At 17, you have more of a choice as to what youd like to do.Thank you very much for your response. I appreciate it.Assistant: rAtheistHavens might be helpful as a last-ditch effort. Hope it doesnt come to that.Human: Thanks for that resource. Im not atheist only agnostic but I hope Ill be able to utilize that in case I need it.  <response>: I doubt helpful people will care about your exact status. This one seems like a likely prospect: 