Wanting to give back to the community and provide similar opportunities to other young people, Zina and her coach founded the Zina Garrison Academy in 1993 with her prize money from the Family Circle Cup. In the summer of 2012 Lori McNeil returned to Houston to become Director of Tennis at the Zina Garrison Academy. The Zina Garrison Tennis Academy provides developmental programs both on and off the tennis court. The mission of ZGA is to develop stars in the classroom, on the tennis court, and in the community by providing educational support, positive role models, parent education, and excellent tennis instruction. The Zina Garrison Academy provides 50 weeks a year of free programming to all children in the Houston area.