
Phoenix Day: Little Faces, Big Fun in the Tenderloin
Between the basketball games, face painting, and LEGO building, there was plenty to keep the kids busy at Phoenix Day. On Sunday, October 18, we
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.
Tickets to 2026 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.


GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice welcomes you this autumn to an event series, Fall Into Justice. We are bringing the community together in a season of transformation. Join us in sharing resources, advocating for policies, mobilizing voters, and learning about racial justice.
Join us at 330 Ellis Street in San Francisco in sharing resources, advocating for policies, mobilizing voters, and learning about racial justice.

October 19, 2026
Join us to discuss real ways to make child care affordable and accessible for everyone! Join the San Francisco Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC) and GLIDE's Center for Social Justice for this important community conversation where we will explore how we can work together to build a more accessible, equitable, and high-quality child care and early learning systems for all San Francisco families.

October 22, 2026
GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice for a powerful screening of "The Alabama Solution", a documentary that exposes the realities of Alabama’s prison system and centers the voices of those living within it. The film invites us to confront the human cost of incarceration, the forces that allow injustice to persist and the urgent need for accountability and systemic change.

Between the basketball games, face painting, and LEGO building, there was plenty to keep the kids busy at Phoenix Day. On Sunday, October 18, we

We celebrated an exciting milestone: the graduation of the first cohort of our Workforce Job Readiness Academy at our Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Center. Over the course of 12 weeks, participants worked to develop the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed to take the next steps toward employment and greater stability. The Academy covered job readiness, life skills, financial literacy, and employment exploration.

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.


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