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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.

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TIME TO GET OUT THE VOTE!

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GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice is working hard to spread democracy. We continue to phonebank every Thursday in support of Proposition 6. And we’re out tabling through September and October to help get out the vote! Learn how to serve as a pollworker and visit our Voter Information Center.

Review our Ballot Guide and please tell your friends and let’s make a difference this election season!

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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.

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March 16, 2026

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.”

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March 9, 2026
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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. “

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March 6, 2026

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.

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February 27, 2026
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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!

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February 6, 2026
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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. “

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February 3, 2026
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Our community is alive with powerful stories and testimonials
“Yesterday was my first night sleeping on the streets. Today GLIDE lifted me up. This morning, everything fell into place. I went to the Women’s Center in the morning and now the Walk-In Center is helping me find shelter.”
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“When I see those lines of people out there, many of whom might have slept in a bag for who knows how long—it’s just a little thing that we can do to help them. My parents were always really good about trying to help out and donate. That just seems like part of what I am, too.”
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