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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.”
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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.
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Honoring our Ancestor Cecil Williams
About the Altar In African diasporic cultures, altars to ancestors are revered as sacred spaces that embody the essence of unconditional love, resilience, and cultural heritage. Each element on the altar plays a crucial role in honoring the ancestors and connecting the past to the present. The rose quartz, symbolizing unconditional love, is a cornerstone […]
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From Buffett To Benioff: 2024 Power of One Lunch Auction Passes the Torch!
GLIDE is thrilled to announce the 2024 Power of One Charity Lunch Auction will be hosted by Salesforce Chair and CEO Marc Benioff! Since 2000, this event has raised over $50 million to support GLIDE’s transformational programs that lift people out of poverty and advance equity through systems change. “I’m incredibly humbled to continue Warren’s […]
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Discuss The Riders Come Out at Night with authors Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham and GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice
April 27, 20236:00 pmRegister for free for this virtual event. Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham illuminate American police culture and the struggle for reform by using Oakland as a case study. Through the lens of the city’s police department, the authors trace Oakland’s history from its inception through the Palmer Raids, McCarthyism, the Civil Rights […]
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