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.
🔥 BREAKING NEWS! Music icon El DeBarge will headline GLIDE’s 40th Anniversary Holiday Jam! 🔥
📅 Thursday, Nov 13, 2025
📍 The Warfield, San Francisco
Don’t miss this unforgettable night of music, love & community, all for a cause. Tickets on sale Friday, September 26!!
Learn more and get your tickets now!
#GLIDEHolidayJam #ElDeBarge #ShowUpAndShowOut
Thursday, October 2, 10 - 11am, GLIDE - Freedom Hall. GLIDE is hosting a community gathering with the new Tenderloin Police Station Captain, Matt Sullivan. This is an opportunity for the community meet Captain Sullivan, ask questions, and share their concerns in a welcoming, open environment. Spread the word and let's get the community there.
Sunday, October 19, 11am - 3pm, San Francisco - Join us for the funnest Block Party of 2025! Help us reclaim car-congested streets and transform them into community health-driven spaces for all to enjoy! Fun activities and food for kids and adults will proliferate the block of Ellis Street in the TL. Hang out with your friends and family and see what your local hood has to offer you!
Fall Into Justice is a series of community events designed to ignite a positive change for our community. Together we’ll honor lives lost, celebrate resilience, and shine a light on the power of inclusion and recovery.
For More Information: glide.org/fallintojustice2025
August 28, 6:00-8:00 PM: Overdose Awareness: Remembrance & Education. RSVP
September 12, 12:00-3:00 PM: 5th Annual Recovery Day at Boeddeker Park
September 18, 6:00-8:00P M: Hispanic heritage month, Immigration and Changing the Narrative. RSVP
September 21: Honor Cecil Williams’s Birthday
September 25, 6:00 – 7 PM: The Power of Radical Inclusion in Addressing Substance Use and Health Access. RSVP
October 19, 12:00 – 5:00 PM: Phoenix day (Sunday Streets). More Info
Fall of Justice: One Season. Many Stories. A Shared Pursuit of Justice.
Join Us!
Hispanic Heritage Night filled the halls of GLIDE with the sound of conch shells and poetry on Thursday, September 18th. Activist Olga Talamente welcomed the audience into, “a space for
Two extraordinary leaders recently came on board to help shape the future of compassion and impact at GLIDE: Tacing Parker, our Chief Program Officer, and Jason Finau, our Senior Director of Health and Clinical Services.
Maria Velazquez standing outside GLIDE’s Janice Mirikitani Family Youth and Childcare Center at 434 Ellis Street When Maria Velazquez arrived in San Francisco from Mexico City in 2000, she carried
We at GLIDE are deeply saddened by the passing of Joe Betz, owner of the House of Prime Rib and a beloved member of the GLIDE family. For more than
Above: Dr. Gina Fromer Speaking at International Peace Day Celebration last year *** By Dr. Gina Fromer, President & CEO of GLIDE 44 years ago, the United Nations chose September
In 2009, Nikki found stability through a domestic violence shelter and later housing at the Verona apartments. That same year, she began volunteering at Glide. “At first I went just to help in the kitchen,” she remembered, “but soon I realized GLIDE was giving me so much more. GLIDE gave me friends, family, and a safe place where I could be myself.” It was the kindness of the people she met at GLIDE that lifted her most: “They didn’t judge me. They accepted me just the way I am.”
Meals served Every Year
People Received Hygiene Kits, Socks, and Blankets Last Year
People Volunteered Last Year
