About Desert Foothills Family YMCA
As a true multi-generational facility, the Desert Foothills YMCA supports offerings and services for the entire community – from the youngest member at 3 months and their siblings to adults and active seniors in their 90s! In addition to the health & fitness offerings (including equipment, group fitness classes and personal training), the facility has a heated outdoor pool with zero-depth entry, gender specific and family locker rooms, separate spaces and programs for youth and teens, racquetball courts and a gymnasium. DFFY is a very popular place for the teens in the area with a dedicated teen center and associated programs, many of which are free to the community. It has the largest Teen Leaders Club in the association.
The Desert Foothills success can be accredited to a dedicated leadership team that exemplifies the core values of the YMCA. You’ll often see firefighters playing racquetball, the gym full of adults playing Pickleball, or the buses dropping kids off at the branch after school. The Desert Foothills Family YMCA is proud to be part of the Valley of the Sun YMCA and the surrounding community.
The desert foothills YMCA is an amazing facility with great staff, knowledgeable and experienced trainers, and a fantastic kids program and kid area/day care so I can get my workout in! I absolutely love it there. I highly recommend this YMCA!
For A Better Us

My Y Story: Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill may be a design engineer who makes gear pumps for asphalt and crude oil by day, but his most important job by far is being a dad. Kevin, who joined the Desert Foothills Family YMCA when they opened their… Read More
Kevin Hill may be a design engineer who makes gear pumps for asphalt and crude oil by day, but his most important job by far is being a dad. Kevin, who joined the Desert Foothills Family YMCA when they opened their… Read More

Register For Swimming Lessons Today!
In Arizona it is very important to know your strokes and be safe around the water! Take swimming lessons at the Desert Foothills Family YMCA and be a confident swimmer. … Read More
In Arizona it is very important to know your strokes and be safe around the water! Take swimming lessons at the Desert Foothills Family YMCA and be a confident swimmer. … Read More

Y Ambassador : Nathan Achtzinger
Nathan Achtzinger has been a mentor, teacher and coach throughout his life. He takes pride in giving back to his community and others any chance he gets. He spends a fair share… Read More
Nathan Achtzinger has been a mentor, teacher and coach throughout his life. He takes pride in giving back to his community and others any chance he gets. He spends a fair share… Read More