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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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Family Support Spotlight: Nicky Bendana on Healing and Community
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.”
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Sober Support Groups come to GLIDE
Glide Memorial Church opens its doors to those suffering from addiction Glide Memorial Church has opened its doors to those suffering from addiction. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) group meetings happen every Tuesday and Thursdays from 12:00 pm. Alcoholic Anonymous meetings are currently scheduled on Wednesdays at 11:00 am. Starting this past April, GLIDE Memorial Church […]
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