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Rabbi’s Story of Rwandan Orphans Finding Love and Acceptance
As we celebrate Black History Month at GLIDE, a journey I took last year to Rwanda with other faith leaders keeps coming to mind. The purpose of the trip was to learn how to heal from mass trauma by studying Rwanda’s history. We were students of the art and science of peace, resilience and transformational justice.
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Rental Assistance Client Spotlight: Candy Rivera-Wood
I’m a first-generation San Franciscan, born and raised in the city whose family is originally from the Philippines. I attended public schools and have worked a variety of jobs, including […]
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RV Ban Successfully Overturned, Thanks to Community
CSJ and coalition partners come together to celebrate the overturn of RV parking ban On Tuesday December 10th, GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice (CSJ) and its coalition partners successfully urged […]
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Attorney General Rob Bonta Shares Safety Tips on Avoiding Holiday Scams
State Attorney General Rob Bonta visited GLIDE to share tips and resources on how to donate safely and avoid scams while giving this holiday season. After the press conference, AG […]
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Domestic Violence Client Spotlight: Oneida Arevalo
I also was able to participate in parenting classes and workshops at GLIDE, including a presentation put on by Kid Power International. I later participated in a violence intervention program led by GLIDE’s Women’s Center Program Manager, Ileana Montano.
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GLIDE Youth Celebrate the Season with 21st Annual Holiday Shopping Spree at Old Navy
On December 5, GLIDE teamed up with Old Navy to treat 65 kids from FYCC and FRC to a holiday shopping spree.
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GLIDE Thanksgiving Re-Cap 2024
It’s not just about one meal, either. People who come to us during the holidays form a relationship with GLIDE.
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Appeal the RV Ban at City Hall
On Tuesday, December 10th at 3:00 p.m. in Room 250 at City Hall, GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice and its coalition partners will urge the San Francisco Board of Supervisors […]
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From Pain to Progress: GLIDE’s 6th Alabama Justice Pilgrimage
“People ask me, why am I not bitter? And I say to them, ‘hate and bitterness only eat me up from the inside. Love is a powerful emotion. Love transcends […]
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GLIDE Celebrates a Love Agenda at the Holiday Jam
The more sorrowful the times, the greater the intensity of GLIDE’s celebration: our joy is a candle we pass from one person to another and hold up against the darkness. […]
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Nancy Pelosi & Matt Haney Speak at Glide Memorial Church
On the Sunday following the presidential election, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, Assemblymember Matt Haney, our President & CEO Dr. Gina Fromer, and Minister of Celebration Marvin K. White in urging our community to stay hopeful and inspired.
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Tenderloin Residents Come Together to Celebrate the 4th Annual Phoenix Day
Rising From the Ashes, A Neighborhood Unites! “We appreciate you. We love you. You all matter,” proclaimed GLIDE’s President & CEO Dr. Gina Fromer. With these words, a cheer […]
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GLIDE Center for Social Justice holds rally in support of Proposition 6
On Wednesday, October 2nd, GLIDE along with community leaders and lawmakers held a rally at City Hall in support of Proposition 6, the statewide ballot initiative to enhance safety and […]
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GLIDE’s Family, Youth, and Childcare Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Mural Unveiling
FYCC Celebrates 25th Anniversary On October 23rd, 2024, the Janice Mirkitani Family, Youth, and Childcare Center (FYCC) honored its 25th anniversary (and its first Back to School Night since 2019!) […]
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Yes on Prop 6: Dr. Gina Fromer Says, Let’s End Slavery in California
Proposition 6 would give incarcerated people more flexibility to engage in rehabilitative programs like education, emotional intelligence courses, mental health and substance use treatment, which can reduce recidivism; they would no longer be punished for choosing those activities over a work assignment.
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The San Francisco Public Defender Partners in Justice Efforts with GLIDE
On September 22nd, San Francisco’s Public Defender, Mano Raju, spoke at Glide Memorial Church’s Sunday Celebrations for Justice Sunday. The celebration also honored co-founder Rev. Cecil Williams’ first birthday since […]
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Maya Angelou’s Statue: A Courageous Demand to Acknowledge
GLIDE President & CEO Dr. Gina speaks at the Maya Angelou statue unveiling outside the main SF Public Library On Thursday September 19th, GLIDE’s CEO spoke and Glide Ensemble […]
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Alabama Pilgrimage Charts New Paths to Black Empowerment and White Allyship
On Saturday September 11th, GLIDE packed Freedom Hall for a twelve-minute documentary film and panel discussion about GLIDE’s Alabama Pilgrimage. The film, Pursuing Progress, was created by the talented born-and-raised […]
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Dr. Gina Fromer, President & CEO of GLIDE, moderates Mayoral debate on Childcare
“Don’t be balancing the budget on the backs of our babies,” Dr. Gina Fromer proclaimed as she warmed up the audience ahead of a Mayoral debate focused on Childcare in San Francisco.
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Help End Slavery in California: Incarcerated People Deserve Choice, Not Forced Labor
Proposition 6 would give incarcerated people more flexibility to engage in rehabilitative programs like education, emotional intelligence courses, mental health and substance use treatment, which can reduce recidivism; they would no longer be punished for choosing those activities over a work assignment.
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GLIDE Says Loving Farewell to Music Director of Eight Years
When I think of how He brought me through and how, how the Lord changed my life; my soul, my soul is overwhelmed. I’ve got joy, joy, joy, unspeakable joy. […]
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GLIDE is Mobilizing to Defend Justice
There’s more to serving the people of the Tenderloin than providing free meals: GLIDE fights every day against the interlocking systems that cause our people suffering. On the evening of […]
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Encampment Sweeps Are Neither Compassionate Nor a Solution
I can’t stay silent about the encampment sweeps currently taking place across California. Every step we take to criminalize poverty and homelessness takes us farther away from the empathy and […]
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Healing our SF from the overdose epidemic
I feel called to respond to an article published in the San Francisco Chronicle called, “S.F. nonprofits give foil and pipes to fentanyl users. Critics say it’s making drug crisis […]
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Celebrating HBCU’s Students
This past Sunday, Dr. Gina spoke at GLIDE’s Sunday Celebrations about how education is a crucial means to escape poverty. Her inspiring words were shared with more than 80 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) students who joined the event, highlighting the ongoing pursuit of racial equality.
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Social Justice Academy planting the seeds for new leaders
GLIDE started the Social Justice Academy as a community learning center to catalyze the wisdom and expertise of those affected by systemic inequities.
In April, we launched our inaugural cohort of nine women, each of whom has experienced systemic inequities like homelessness or incarceration. Over the past 12 weeks, the cohort has met weekly to practice and grow as community organizers and policy advocates.
Sober Support Groups come to GLIDE
Glide Memorial Church opens its doors to those suffering from addiction Glide Memorial Church has opened its doors to those suffering from addiction. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) group meetings happen every […]
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The African Diaspora and “Latinx” People
Roberto Vargas Associate Director, Center for Community Engagement & Senior Staff, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UCSF Dismantling anti-Blackness in a full embrace of ourselves Last year, I decided I wanted […]
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GLIDE Celebrates AANHPI Month!
Attorney General of California Rob Bonta (4th to the right) meets with GLIDE staff Dear GLIDE Community, I am delighted to celebrate this Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders […]
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Unconditional Love in our Nation’s Capital: GLIDE goes to Washington, DC
The Center for Social Justice (CSJ) team (inc. from L to R: Karl Robillard, Chief Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Eleana Binder, Policy Manager, President & CEO Dr. Gina Fromer, […]
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The Community Voices of GLIDE for Rev. Cecil Williams
For long-time Glide church member Elizabeth Greenfield, it felt like reconnecting with strangers whom she’s always known. “How Cecil was able to bring different types of people together. It was an amazing thing,” said Greenfield. “You would be in the church, and around you, there were people you wouldn’t meet in your everyday life. Cecil would say, ‘Turn around and embrace the person next to you.’ And that’s why I’m here today. To honor a man who loved humanity.”
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GLIDE’s Truth Telling at the Capitol: Policy Advocacy with our Community
Eleana Binder, GLIDE’s Policy Manager, after being awarded the Hunger Fighter Award, standing with other members of the California Hunger Action Coalition. April and May are some of the busiest […]
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In Loving Memory of Cecil Williams
Please visit our Celebration page in honor of Reverend Cecil Williams, dedicated to his life and memory.
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Power of One Auction Raises 1.5M
Bidding for this year’s Power of One Charity Lunch Auction was powered by longtime auction partner eBay.
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GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice Launches First Cohort of Social Justice Academy
GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice (CSJ) welcomed the first cohort of our Social Justice Academy (SJA) on April 3rd. The cohort, which consists of ten women who have experienced homelessness, incarceration, and other systemic inequities, got to know each other through ice breakers and community building activities, before joining GLIDE staff in Freedom Hall for a celebratory lunch.
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Honoring our Ancestor Cecil Williams
About the Altar In African diasporic cultures, altars to ancestors are revered as sacred spaces that embody the essence of unconditional love, resilience, and cultural heritage. Each element on the […]
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From Buffett To Benioff: 2024 Power of One Lunch Auction Passes the Torch!
GLIDE is thrilled to announce the 2024 Power of One Charity Lunch Auction will be hosted by Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff! Since 2000, this event has raised over […]
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Easter at GLIDE
Glide Memorial Church’s annual Spring Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30th served 65 families from the Tenderloin.
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GLIDE Partners with FAACTS to envision a better food system!
GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice (CSJ) is a proud member of the Food and Agriculture Action Coalition Towards Sovereignty (FAACTS). FAACTS includes 30 local organizations that are working to ensure access to quality, nutritious and culturally inclusive food here in San Francisco.
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The Only Way Out Is Through: Journeying back in time to understand our Civil Rights work today
CSJ Senior Director Naeemah Charles (L) with Dr. Lilia Abron, PhD, and first African-American woman in the nation to receive a doctorate in chemical engineering Earlier this year, I joined […]
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Advancing Justice in Our State: Sharing GLIDE’s Voice in Sacramento
A small but mighty team at GLIDE wrapped up an exciting trip to Sacramento this week. We met with key legislative partners to advance our social justice policy agenda and share progress on our #GlideForward strategic plan.
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GLIDE Launches Women’s Center on International Women’s Day!
Our hearts were filled with joy as we celebrated the official launch of GLIDE’s new Women’s Center on International Women’s Day! The Women’s Center services include case management, domestic violence counseling, outreach, food, clothing, housing assistance, and referrals to other community resources. These services support underserved women in their journey toward stability.
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Policy DGO 9.07 Passed Thanks in Part to GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice in Partnership with the Coalition
GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice (CSJ) in partnership with the Coalition to End Biased Stops organized community advocacy for two and a half years to pass DGO 9.07. This policy curtails racially biased pretext stops, consent searches, and improves traffic stop data reporting requirements by SFPD.
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Reflections on GLIDE’s Racial Justice Pilgrimage to Alabama
Equal Justice Initiative’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice #PursuingProgress This past February, a group of 50 people organized by GLIDE traveled 2,230 miles from San Francisco to the rolling […]
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GLIDE Promotes Francesca Delgado-Jones as Senior Director of Public Affairs and Strategic Communications
GLIDE Welcomes Naeemah Charles as our new Senior Director of The Center for Social Justice
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GLIDE Stands Ready to Combat the Overdose Epidemic
Earlier this week, I attended a rally outside of Boeddeker Park here in the Tenderloin to address the dire consequences of the fentanyl epidemic. At this rally, I shared a message that GLIDE stands ready to combat the overdose epidemic ravaging our community using any effective tools at our disposal.
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The Time to Fix our Mental Healthcare System is Now!
California stands at a pivotal moment in its history. Our homelessness crisis has reached unprecedented levels, with our state now home to 28% of the nation’s unhoused population despite comprising only 12% of the country’s residents.
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Glide Memorial Church Celebrates the Caregivers in our Community
This past February saw Glide Memorial Church (GMC) celebrate approximately 36 individuals made up of community leader volunteers, GLIDE staff, and partners who completed training through the Stupski Community Care Network, for purposes of learning how to identify congregants and community members who need care, or are caregivers for those in need of care, and their families who care for them.
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#PursuingProgress – A History and Vision of the Alabama Pilgrimage
History In April 2018, the GLIDE Center for Social Justice led a group of 85 people on a pilgrimage to the opening of the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for […]
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GLIDE Welcomes Naeemah Charles as our Senior Director of The Center for Social Justice
GLIDE Welcomes Naeemah Charles as our new Senior Director of The Center for Social Justice
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How to get Black Women into more Executive Roles
GLIDE staff were treated to a special presentation by President & CEO Dr. Gina Fromer inside Freedom Hall this week where she spoke about her research into Black women who emerged from poverty and transitioned into executive positions.
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Black History and Black Futures at GLIDE
Dear GLIDE Community,I am honored to celebrate this Black History Month with you – or as we refer to it at Glide Memorial Church, Black Futures Month! While we recognize February for […]
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GLIDE’s Response to the New York Times on Solving San Francisco’s Drug Crisis
Dear members of the GLIDE community, I am writing to share an article published in the New York Times that describes GLIDE’s approach to Harm Reduction in a few short […]
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A GLIDE Recollection on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27 is recognized globally as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day to remember the millions of victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution. At GLIDE, we solemnly commemorate a […]
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2023 Year in Review and What’s in Store for 2024
On a bright sunny day this past July 6, a crowd of people packed into the lobby at 330 Ellis Street, spilling out onto the sidewalk in both directions. Members […]
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Join Me as We Honor and Celebrate MLK Day
Dear Friends, As we pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I am holding two ideas in my heart. The first is that Dr. King is celebrated and remembered […]
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Welcome Gwendolyn Cornwell as GLIDE’s new Chief Human Resources Officer
We are thrilled to welcome Gwendolyn Cornwell as GLIDE’s new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). Gwendolyn has lived in Northern California for over 25 years. She brings over 20 years […]
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Welcome Allyson Halpern as GLIDE’s new Chief Advancement Officer
We are thrilled to welcome Allyson Halpern as GLIDE’s new Chief Advancement Officer. Allyson has spent her career in nonprofit management and philanthropy, specializing in mission-driven organizations that are starting […]
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