International Day of Peace 2025: Love Is the Foundation of Peace
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 21st to be the International Day of Peace. Every year our country celebrates this day, but our world isn’t getting any more peaceful. Why is […]
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.”
Carly’s Next Chapter: Recovery, Housing, and Hope
“Lauren has been there for my health, my emotions, everything,” Carly says. “She never gave up on me. GLIDE makes me feel like I matter. I don’t carry shame for what I’ve been through anymore. This feels like a second home.”
GLIDE Commemorates International Overdose Awareness Day with Expert Panel on Substance Use Disorder
On International Overdose Awareness Day, GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice hosted a powerful panel of regional and national leaders to spark dialogue about overdose awareness, prevention, and compassionate care
A Strong Call for Justice at Summer Gala 2025
GLIDE’s Young Professionals Committee turned out over 200 GLIDE supporters to the Pheonix Hotel last Friday to honor the awardees of the Rev. Cecil Williams and Janice Mirikitani Legacy Awards. Every year, not only does the Summer Gala raise money for GLIDE’s vital programs and services, but it honors leaders who are carrying Jan & Cecil’s torch forward.
From Riverbed to Renewal: Tami’s Journey to Hope
When Tami stepped off a train into San Francisco three years ago, she carried almost nothing—just the clothes on her back—and a quiet determination that things had to change. Her arrival was the culmination of years spent surviving on the margins: childhood loss, decades of addiction, and life in a dangerous riverbed outside Madera County.
Morning Is on the Way — Congresswoman Lateefah Simon at GLIDE
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon’s words rang out across a packed sanctuary, her voice carrying both defiance and deep conviction. She spoke to truth and justice in a way that mirrors GLIDE’s values of radical inclusion and unconditional love.
Response to the Executive Order on Ending Love and Compassion on America’s Streets
The Executive Order titled “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets” really ought to be called “Ending Love and Compassion on America’s Streets.” This order acts like arresting unhoused people is the solution to homelessness. It absolutely is not. Encampment sweeps rob people of their dignity and their possessions, without finding solutions to the problems […]
Insisting Upon Community-Driven City Safety Policy
Tinisch Hollins opened with a reminder, “If things get better in the Tenderloin, they get better in San Francisco. When we improve conditions for our people, it benefits everybody. That’s the message we bring to City Hall every day.
Social Justice Academy Graduates Make Crucial Recommendations to Lawmakers
The graduation ceremony for GLIDE’s Social Justice Academy on June 26th was both triumphant and bittersweet. Triumphant, because of all the truly remarkable things our cohort accomplished– and bittersweet because the funding for our Social Justice Academy was cut by the city, and there will not be another cohort unless we find a way to […]