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. Additionally, this program will serve to challenge individuals physically and mentally, aid in fostering team spirit, promote healthy competition, condition discipline, develop citizenship, good sportsmanship, and build youth of strong moral character. Finally, this program will focus on physical fitness, exercise, nutrition, and overall health and wellness. The program will meet twice each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30PM to 5:30PM during the school year.
Youth will be required to sign-in and out; wear appropriate attire; engage in character education learning exercises, maintain a program journal, participate in warm-up exercises; learn basic fundamentals of various sport activities; compete in supervised drills and pseudo-game environment; exhibit good citizenship / sportsmanship, reflect on what was learned and/or experienced during the day; and clean-up/groom the field each time after use. At the completion of the day’s events, youth will be provided with a nutritious snack/meal and refreshments.
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About the Volunteers/Sponsors/Organization:
The SHINE Program is run by a group of volunteers dedicated to serving the youth of the Carver Park Neighborhood. Michael Morrissey - Executive Director of the Housing Authority City of Yuma (HACY), serves as the Program Manager, Raul Mendoza – HACY, Investigator and Howard Tang – HACY, Deputy Director serve as Program Assistants, and other selected volunteers assist in organizing and facilitating the program as described herein. Critical volunteers to date include Team Managers: Lupe Smith, Raquel Sodari and daughter, Karina.
The U.S. Department of Justice, the Carver Park Weed and Seed Program, and the City of Yuma Neighborhood Services provide the funding and program opportunity. The G.W. Carver Elementary School provides the use of equipment and facilities. And, The Big 5 Sporting Goods Store provides discounts on program equipment and supplies.
