The Coaches










Michael Morrissey - Executive Director of the Housing Authority City of Yuma (HACY), serves as the Program Manager. AKA Coach Mike (pictured center), shares his enthusiasm and passion with the rest of his team of volunteers and for the children of the community. Without him this program would not exist. Thanks Coach.
Howard Tang – HACY, Deputy Director serves as Program Assistant. AKA Coach Howard (pictured left), is also a great asset to the team. Always on the field with a smile!!
Raul Mendoza – HACY, Investigator serves as Program Assistant. AKA Coach Mendoza (pictured right), adds another item to his agenda with a smile. This busy councilman always makes time for his community.

About the Shine Program


The SHINE Program / Diamonds in the Rough is an after-school sports program offered to eligible youth of the Carver Park Weed and Seed site neighborhood. The program is designed to promote constructive activity during critical and typically unsupervised after-school hours. This program is designed to teach youth the fundamentals of playing sports and facilitate a general understanding of various games, such as softball/baseball, soccer, basketball, football, etc.