I'm happy to hear that you're seeking assistance. Here's something that may help; I'm going to add a link to the AMA's website. The AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) is a national organization that provides liability insurance for us. (They also lobby for our right to keep the frequencies we fly on, and provide a fairly decent monthly magazine.)

At the site is a page where you can input your Zip Code. You will then be given a list of the closest AMA chartered RC clubs. The vast majority of RC fields in the US are AMA chartered (because the AMA also insures the owner of the property), and you must be an AMA member to join those clubs.

It's all about liability today, because we've become a bunch of greedy, "it ain't MY fault", "Sue 'EM!", litigious fools. We complain about the escalating cost of everything, yet the courts are filled with frivolous lawsuits, costing US (tht's you and me kids) billions every year and tieing up the justice system. Now it's costing doctors, manufacturers. service companies, and yes, RC flyers through the nose to insure our selves against the possibility of being sued by us. [:@] Guess what? It's the Insurance companies and the Lawyers that are getting rich. Sorry, end of rant....

Anyway, here 's the AMA site. http://www.modelaircraft.org

I wish you good luck starting out. Be patient and find help, and this will bring you years of good times!
Dennis-