About Desert Foothills Family YMCA
As a true multigenerational 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 an outdoor heated 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 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 firefighter 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 part of the Valley of the Sun YMCA and the surrounding community.
Great people, clean place. The Group Power weightlifting class is amazing!
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 doors, wanted a place where he and his family could enjoy spending time together while taking part in healthy activities. … 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 doors, wanted a place where he and his family could enjoy spending time together while taking part in healthy activities. … 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 of his free time at the DFFY, which helps him achieve his personal goals. Becoming a Y Ambassador was a natural progression for him.… 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 of his free time at the DFFY, which helps him achieve his personal goals. Becoming a Y Ambassador was a natural progression for him.… Read More
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Y Fun Fact
In 1891, Basketball was invented by the YMCA in Massachusetts in December 1891 to occupy a classroom of ‘incorrigibles’ in between baseball and football seasons.