[sschoonie]

I need to find funding to provide training to inner city youth at no cost to them.

[Fr_Chuck]

You may try local non profits, and of course you will need to set up your "school" or funding as a non profit, to apply to various corportations.

Also check with the charter school itself, and see if they have funding

[eawoodall]

Charter schools are public type schools that are privately owned, and privately run.
They are a different choice for public school students in some areas.

Many schools are against violence, which is all they see in the martial arts.
And against conflict resolution, because of the 100% no tolerance policy.
So if someone attacks a student at a school both are at fault
From the schools point of view.

Is it fair, no, does it work well, no.
It gives someone who is a victim, a record that says they were violent when they did nothing!
So no tolerance toward viiolence policies falsely convict children who do not fight back on violence.
It is placed in the permanent record, and under similar rules can be prosecuted.

I know of at least one school who understands that teaching the martial arts can be useful,
But it is seldom understood by people scared of their own shadow that you can have options,
When things go bad.

Martial arts includes health exercises, numbers in other languages, history of other cultures,
Philosophy, and yes if a school will allow it then self defense techniques or at least discussion.

But the schoool must beware associating itself with martial arts, and you must beware liability,
For only if you are covered by enough insurance, or other protections should you choose to risk
All to help others in such a way, it is easier to open a dojo or have a class in the park, than
To try to have classes at the school, but if the school board approves it, and you get waivers
From every student's parents, and in writing from the state department of education,
Then go ahead. But beware. Haters are everywhere.
I have taught public school, but the joke was that every teacher introduced me as the wrestling coach,
Since actually we did not have a wrestling team. And certainly I did not teach any actual martial arts
To anyone in any way associated with the school. Did I include numbers from other languages sure,
Did I include philosophy as appropriate to the material and why students needed to learn the material
Presented in school, sure.

So finding funding is often a problem, should you choose to pursue this further. But my advice is do it
Outside the school, outside the school grounds, and away from the requirements that would placed on you.
The school cannot complain if parents choose to have you train their children not during school time.
And parents may not have much, but they can be easier to get off the pocketbook than any governemental entity.
If you must volunteer, go ahead, anywhere outdoors where you will not disturb others, or scare them would work.