GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through our integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, we empower individuals, families and children to achieve stability and thrive.
GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice.
September 10, 2026
The day's theme is Healing the Whole Person, bringing together community members, healthcare professionals, spiritual leaders, advocates, artists, and organizations committed to building healthier, more compassionate communities.
November 5, 2026
Tickets for the 2026 GLIDE Holiday Jam are officially ON SALE today! This year, we're Turning it Up and Turning it Out with the one and only two-time GRAMMY winner Godmother of Soul - Patti LaBelle. Join us Thursday, November 5th at The Warfield in San Francisco for an intimate GLIDE gathering with Patti LaBelle. Get your tickets today: glide.org/holidayjam. Link in Bio. #GlideHolidayJam26 #PattiLaBelle #TurnItUpTurnItOut
February 10-18, 2027
Join GLIDE’s heart-centered, immersive learning journey, coming face-to-face with the scars left by the transatlantic slave trade and the work of healing for our inaugural pilgrimage to Ghana. Explore Accra, Khumasi, Cape Coast, Kwame's Ghanaian gallery, participate in the Akwasidae Festival, visit Assin Manso Slave river and Cape Coast Dungeons.
When Killer Mike visited GLIDE this week, he looked at The Shop and said, “This is beautiful. If you want to make a community healthier, go to the barbershop.” Killer Mike owns a barbershop in Atlanta that has a mission of lifting up men in the community who are out of work and help move them toward sustainable, lifelong careers. “I remember they told us we were crazy to open a barbershop in Edgewood, in the hood,” Killer Mike reminisced.
Working as an ambassador at GLIDE has also opened my eyes to what people experience every day right outside our doors. What I love about boxing is the discipline and the challenge. I enjoy being pushed, pushing myself, and constantly working to improve. But boxing is about much more than learning how to fight.
GLIDE’s Health Empowerment and Access Team (HEAT) not only offers many health services on site, but also refers clients to other programs. GLIDE’s case managers follow up with them and track their progress as they move through those programs, providing an extra layer of support.
If someone asked me what GLIDE has meant to my life, I would say it has been present during some of the most important stages of my journey. It helped me learn English, succeed in school, make memories, and feel supported as a child. Years later, it helped me become a confident parent by providing care, resources, and opportunities for my own son. The lessons, relationships, and experiences I gained there have stayed with me throughout my life.
61-year old Tenderloin resident Tony Trim describes the impact of The Shop on his life. After coming in for a haircut, he learned about the health education and peer support groups and kept coming back. Tony is in recovery and especially appreciates having peer support around relapse prevention. He says, “I’ve put walls up, but being around men who have been on the same journey as me… it makes me feel not ashamed that I’ve been through this, you know what I mean? There’s nothing but love here.
GLIDE’s Social Justice Academy (SJA) is a fellowship for people who have navigated tough times, and provides advocacy opportunities and skill training. Lawmakers benefit from hearing the lived experiences of the people their policies are intended to serve. Today we spotlight SJA fellow Erik Preciado, whose cohort was sponsored by a grant from Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fund for Community Benefit Programs at the East Bay Community Foundation. From suffering early hardship in childhood, to choosing community service as a young man, to obtaining an internship with Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, Erik has had an incredible journey– and he’s just getting started.
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People Received Hygiene Kits, Socks, and Blankets Last Year
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