Featured – GLIDE – San Francisco: serving the people of the Tenderloin and San Francisco since 1963

Finding Your Voice: P-Lo in Conversation with GLIDE’s TAY Community

“Before the conversation began, the audience was reminded why P-Lo’s voice carries such weight in the Bay Area and beyond. A rapper, producer, and cultural tastemaker, P-Lo has built a career that extends far beyond music – creating experiences that authentically connect fans, local businesses, and brands.

Born and raised in Pinole, California, he is a foundational figure in the Bay Area music scene, known for blending West Coast sound with deep community roots. As both an artist and producer, he has helped shape the region’s sound, collaborating with major artists like Yo Gotti, Kehlani, and Wiz Khalifa, while also gaining recognition for his own hits like “Same Squad” and “Put Me On Somethin.”

How Chalu Banarsee Overcame Drug Dependency with help from GLIDE

Chalu Banarsee doesn’t tell his story in a straight line. He starts in Guyana — singing in church as a kid — and then you’re in Brooklyn, then on tour, then deep in the streets of San Francisco. Then he circles back. Faith, music, survival, loss, all layered together. But one thing comes through clearly: he’s still here. And there were moments when that wasn’t guaranteed. “I’ve been cut, stabbed, punched, beat, poisoned,” he says. “I’ve died seven times.”

Starting Over: How Low-Income and Unhoused Women at GLIDE Are Rebuilding Their Lives

GLIDE has many programs to help women and families: affordable childcare, free formula and diapers, support groups for parents, assistance for survivors of domestic violence and trafficking, and aid with job training and applications, to name a few.

For this article, we interviewed Denise Moody, a Workforce Navigator in GLIDE’s Women’s Center, to understand on a deeper level the challenges that women in our programs face and overcome. But before we dive into that, some numbers.

Human Trafficking in San Francisco Bay Area: Why Survivor Stories Matter

An arranged relationship brought her to the United States—one built on brief phone calls and scattered text messages. “We were totally two different people,” she explains. “I never actually knew him. We only spoke over the phone. Whatever he told me, that’s only what I knew.”

What followed was not simply a troubled marriage. It was abuse. It was exploitation. “It was not just domestic battery,” Sara says quietly. “It was human trafficking as well.”
Before he could face the consequences in court, her partner fled the country. She was left behind—alone in a new land, traumatized, and fighting to survive.

The Magic of Low Threshold Case Management and Peer Support

“Myravanni Alefosio works on the front lines, providing low threshold case management on the streets around GLIDE. She says, “I want all my clients to know and believe: I’m just like you, I’m not better than you.” People are willing to trust her when they know that she can relate to their struggles. “I used to be homeless,” said Myra. “I’ve dealt with addiction, and my family deals with it. So helping people is a passion for me. I’m a walking testimony that things can get better: seeing is believing.”

Addressing Health Inequity in San Francisco with The Shop

“Last week, GLIDE celebrated a joyful and hopeful milestone for the Tenderloin: the ribbon cutting of The Shop, a groundbreaking new program that pairs free haircuts with access to health services and community support.

The Shop is the first program of its kind in the country to combine barbershop services with health resources and case management. Inspired by the historic role of barbershops in Black communities as places of community and connection, The Shop will transform a familiar cultural space into a doorway to healing. “

Angela Davis in Conversation at GLIDE Culminating Black History Month

On Thursday, February 26th, GLIDE hosted a powerful and timely Black History Month event called, “Legacy and Liberation – A Conversation with Dr. Angela Y Davis.” For decades, Dr. Angela Y. Davis has shaped global movements for Black liberation, prison abolition, and intersectional justice. Among her trusted supporters was GLIDE’s Reverend Cecil Williams, whose leadership positioned GLIDE as a sanctuary for the revolution.

She Carried Us Forward

To launch Black History & Futures Month, GLIDE held She Carried Us Forward, a celebration honoring the brilliance, courage, creativity, and enduring leadership of Black women. Black women are too often unnamed background characters in history– even when their actions should earn them the spotlight!

Leading with Love in a Time of Fear- No more ICE violence!

“It’s hard to find words for the grief and rage our nation is feeling today. First Renée Good, then Alex Pretti—two lives lost after being shot and killed by federal ICE officers while trying to protect their neighbor’s rights. We’ve lost a loving mother of three. We’ve lost a dedicated ICU nurse. Just as we have lost so many Black and Brown people over the course of our nation’s history. All their names lie heavy on my heart: Breonna Taylor, Oscar Grant, George Floyd, Sandra Bland, Rekia Boyd, and so many more. “

A Powerful Approach for Reversing Homelessness

“On January 29th, GLIDE joined city leaders, partners, and community members to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the new Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Health and Wellness Center at 888 Post Street—a milestone for San Francisco and a powerful investment in our young people’s futures. Designed to serve youth ages 18 to 27, the Center offers a welcoming, dignified space where young adults can find stability, care, and an opportunity to move toward independence at a critical moment in their lives.”