MEDIA
Annual Reports: 2022
News & Events
Help DMF Youth receive a $25K grant!
GREAT NEWS! DMF Youth has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program! Every year the Jimmie Johnson Foundation teams up with Blue Bunny to award 5 non-profits with:...
DMF Youth Online Summer Camp 2020
Summer is here and it’s time to DANCE! Join DMF Youth for a FREE, three-week online summer camp jammed packed with dancing, learning, and FUN! Our theme is DANCE AROUND THE WORLD, and we will...
Introducing: DMF Youth Online!
Since schools in NYC closed about 2 months ago, DMF Youth sprung into action to move all of our programming online. When we made this shift, we decided to make some of our learning tools available...
Mindfulness Amid the Crisis
Everyday, we are waking up to more headlines and developments about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The spread of COVID-19 has disrupted life as we know it. At this moment of high anxiety and...
Sweat For a Cause with DMF Youth!
Join DMF Youth founder and veteran barre instructor, Lindi Duesenberg, for sculpt and sweat barre workout benefiting over 150 children attending our programs! We promise you a workout filled with...
Housing is not the problem, it’s housing stability
The image that comes to mind when picturing what homelessness looks like usually doesn’t include a child. However, according to a 2018 report by Advocates for Children of New York, there are more...
Why is Afterschool Essential?
School is the main priority for most kids. However, according to Jen Rinehart, VP for policy and research at the Afterschool Alliance, kids only spend about 20% of their time in school. So what...
The Power of Gratitude
Every holiday season we gather with friends, family, delicious foods, and we are reminded to be grateful. But what exactly does it mean to be grateful? Gratitude can be hard to define - is it an...
Teaching Empathy
Over the past few weeks, our students have been learning about empathy. In a world where many people are quick to judge, react without thinking, and argue their points without truly listening to...
Mother Daughter Sweat for a Cause!
Join DMF Youth for a unique sweat and bond fundraiser for mothers and daughters benefitting local at-risk youth. Lead by Lindi Duesenberg, DMF Youth founder and veteran Physique 57 instructor, this...
Back to School Happy Hour!
Join DMF Youth for mix and mingle happy hour at Amity Hall Downtown on Wednesday, September 18th and help us raise awareness about DMF Youth's impact AND raise funds to send five at-risk youth to...
MINDFULNESS. Rethinking wellness at DMF Youth.
When you look at the #mindfulness hashtag on Instagram, you would think mindfulness is impossibly fit yoga instructors or effortlessly designed bohemian bedrooms. Mindfulness, however, is much more...
