Daily Free Meals
Nourishing the body and soul
GLIDE’s mission of building empathy, transforming lives, and being radically inclusive has always found its core expression in our Daily Free Meals program. Food insecurity affects one in four San Franciscans. What began in 1969 as a weekly volunteer-run potluck for 50 people now serves approximately 1,700 meals a day.
GLIDE’s Daily Free Meals Program provides three nutritious meals a day, 364 days a year, to the poor, houseless and hungry. As GLIDE’s largest program, it serves as a gateway to the rest of GLIDE’s programs and services. The Department of Disability and Aging Services (opens in a new tab) partially funds GLIDE’s Daily Free Meal program.
The Daily Free Meals program emphasizes culturally appropriate meals, with choice and variety, and an environment where those can eat with dignity.
Meal Times
The Daily Free Meals program has no eligibility requirements. Clients are not required to complete an intake form prior to receiving a meal.
- Breakfast: 7:30 – 9:00 am (7:30 am for ADA and seniors)
- Lunch: 11:30 – 1:00 pm (including Sat & Sun)
- Dinner: 4:00 – 5:00 pm (Mon – Sun)
Meal Times for Seniors, Families and Adults with Disabilities
Holiday Meals
Each year, GLIDE’s holiday events bring critically needed services, build community, and spread holiday joy to GLIDE’s community of clients, staff, supporters, volunteers, and congregants.Special meals are served during the holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas and New Years Eve. GLIDE’s special holiday programs run through November and December and include GLIDE’s Annual Holiday Jam, Thanksgiving (11/25), the Grocery Bag Giveaway, Toy Wonderland, Christmas Eve’s House of Prime Rib Luncheon (12/24), Christmas Day Celebration (12/25) and more.
