(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) — After an intensive vetting process, The SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization has been recognized for its ‘equity and inclusion programs’ by the Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF), and awarded key financial underpinning for its Coachella Valley-wide offerings that annually support African-American youth and provide pathways to economic self-sufficiency. “Together, we are helping African-American youth and families …

(COACHELLA VALLEY) – Developers have announced preliminary plans for The Shield at 1 Coyote Way, a state-of-the-art sports, faith and medical campus that will include a 10,000-seat arena and 14,000-seat indoor sports stadium, to be built on 1.6 miles of freeway frontage at Date Palm and Interstate 10 in Cathedral City. The Shield complex is the brainchild of J David …

(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Every child in the Coachella Valley corridor deserves Gainful, Relatable, Opportunities for a Well-rounded Life. That’s a promise from the SoCal Coyotes non-profit organization, which this week launched its G.R.O.W.L.™ mentoring program – to spring mostly minority girls and boys from the hardest generational cycles of poverty. The Coyotes impact more than 50,000 youth annually through …

(CATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.) – Those who dare, call it ‘a pandemic in a pandemic.’ Mental health issues among Coachella Valley youth – most of whom currently have little to no access to social, behavioral services, or integrated special education – are now a chief concern among concerned desert educators. Sources tell the SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization that while federal and California law mandates …

(CATHEDRAL CITY) – While COVID-19 has temporarily grounded the high-flying developmental pro football program of The SoCal Coyotes, the non-profit organization is reaching for new heights to become one of California’s largest and most comprehensive behavioral health providers, at a time of critical new need.   The Coyote vision is to become a national leader in the sphere of youth …

(PALM DESERT) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes – America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™  – officially postponed their 2020 spring season Monday, March 23, after team officials concluded “there is no end in sight” to the coronavirus pandemic health crisis. Last week, the Coyotes’ non-profit organization suspended all non-essential activities, with the lone exception of select players and staff …

(INDIO) – The six-time champion SoCal Coyotes – America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™ – will begin play in the Gridiron Developmental Football League in spring 2020, thanks to a landmark joint-venture agreement between the GDFL and Developmental Football International (DFI). In its unique arrangement with DFI, the GDFL is now home to the Coyotes, one of the nation’s most …

(INDIO) – On June 29, the six-time champion SoCal Coyotes will open their 2019 mini-camp, as preparations officially get underway for the non-profit organization’s 12th season. Mini-camps are typically glorified practices to remind the players that the real training camp – and 120-degree temperatures – are hovering just around the corner. The coaches for ‘America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program™’ …

(PALM DESERT) – “I’m ready to honor God in all we do, serve others, build this community, and shock the world.” With those words, former Indio Mayor Michael Wilson – one of Southern California’s most decorated public servants with a four-decade proven track record among community groups, elected officials, and key stakeholders – accepted his appointment this week to the …

(PALM DESERT) – Lightning does strike twice.  Ronald McDonald Charities Inland Empire has named Senior Vice President Ron DiGrandi as one of eight local  ‘A Few Good Men,’ the second executive in as many years from the venerable SoCal Coyotes non-profit leadership organization, according to a recent announcement from the Loma Linda-based institution.   DiGrandi and seven other heralded desert …