In this edition of Love & eNews, GLIDE celebrates the 93rd birthday of our beloved and iconic Co-Founder Reverend Cecil Williams. It's hard to believe GLIDE is already in full holiday planning mode! Please save the date for the Nov. 17, 2022 GLIDE Annual Holiday Jam, which will feature musical headliner and Grammy Award winner, The Family Stone, for what promises to be an unforgettable concert experience. "The evening will have all the hallmarks of a GLIDE Holiday Jam – full of incredible soulful music, hope, and unconditional love – while also highlighting the life-saving and systems-changing services GLIDE provides for the community," said President and CEO Karen Hanrahan. This edition also spotlights an innovative GLIDE housing readiness workshop piloted through the Walk-in Center. And we highlight Harm Reduction's new Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) program, which helps individuals struggling with opioid addiction or substance use with telehealth services. Additionally, the Center for Social Justice marks Latinx Heritage Month with a virtual justice event examining gentrification in the Mission. Please read on to learn more about the latest at GLIDE.  

Happy Birthday, Reverend Cecil Williams!

Our beloved Co-Founder Reverend Cecil Williams celebrated his 93rd birthday! That's 93 years that Cecil has demonstrated to all of us the profound power of unconditional love - through his words, his actions, and his dedication to this community. We, Glide Foundation and Glide Memorial Church, are honored to celebrate Rev. Cecil Williams' birthday.  Please take a moment to sign Cecil's birthday card to send LOVE back to him with your own birthday message.

WIC's Rental Assistance Program 

Twice a month, on Monday mornings, the staff of GLIDE's Walk-in Center (WIC) set up a housing readiness workshop inside GLIDE's Freedom Hall. Curious folk drop-in to learn from GLIDE staff about the intricacies of renting and rental assistance in the City of San Francisco. The bi-weekly workshop is a pilot of GLIDE's larger rental assistance program, and it began in March 2022 to provide direct rental assistance to those who have been hit hardest by rising costs of living in San Francisco, coupled with the ongoing pandemic. "We designed the pilot program to be 'low barrier' so anyone who might not be able to secure assistance from other organization could come to GLIDE," said Walk-in Center Manager Eunice Feathers. Read on to learn more about GLIDE's effort to make sure no San Franciscan is left behind.

Save the Date! Holiday Jam Returns on November 17 with The Family Stone

Mark your calendars! GLIDE is proud to announce the 2022 GLIDE Annual Holiday Jam: Powered by Hope, a live, in-person and online benefit on Thursday, November 17 at the Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco. The 2022 GLIDE Holiday Jam promises a special evening bringing the community together for music, storytelling and celebration to support GLIDE’s mission. GLIDE is excited to welcome musical headliners, the first family of funk, Grammy Hall of Fame legendary group The Family Stone, and the renowned and uplifting GLIDE Ensemble and Change Band under the direction of Vernon Bush. Tickets go on sale October 1st — Read more about the Holiday Jam!

GLIDE's Center for Social Justice Presents a Free Virtual Event: Latinx Heritage Month

Join the GLIDE Center for Social Justice in a free virtual conversation about gentrification in the Mission District as depicted in the film "The Other Barrio" and the realities of how development in the area has displaced thousands of Latinx individuals and families, and how the community has shown its resilience. Hosted by Senior Director of CSJ, Miguel Bustos, the event will feature Lou Dematteis, producer of "The Other Barrio," and an award-winning photographer; Alejandro Murguia, San Francisco Poet Laureate; and Nicole Lucero Prado, screenwriter, and producer. Register for the free event. Register for the free event.

Overdose Awareness Day Recap

Overdose has been the leading cause of accidental death in California every year since 2011. On August 31st, GLIDE observed International Overdose Awareness Day in remembrance of those who have lost their lives to overdose. It was also a day to challenge the damaging stigmas associated with drug use and to elevate compassionate, effective approaches to overdose prevention. In a recent Q&A article, GLIDE featured Maxwell Kitz and Ali Lazarus from our Harm Reduction team, to talk about GLIDE's new Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) program: What is MAT and how does it weave together dignity, agency, and overdose prevention?  Read the full article.

The Behavior of Light: A Staged Reading and Light Auction to Benefit GLIDE 

GLIDE is honored to be the beneficiary of “The Behavior of Light Benefit” staged reading and light auction tonight, Monday, September 26, at 6:00 p.m. at the Gateway Theatre. The staged reading is of the new play "The Behavior of Light," written and directed by 5-time Tony-nominated playwright Douglas Carter Beane. In tandem with reading, the event includes a silent art auction online and onsite at the theater, featuring local San Franciscan artists, including Jeremy Novy, Kate Tova, Ursula Young, Kristine Mays, and Luinova. Click here to learn more and buy tickets.

GLIDE in the News

It has been a busy few weeks for GLIDE and media outlets have stayed abreast of our work and the systems we touch - Read about it in our latest media recap???:?????

-Happy Birthday to Glide's Rev. Cecil Williams, who turns 93 today
Hoodline

-'This is what equity looks like': Roving teams deliver COVID vaccines around S.F.'s Tenderloin
SF Chronicle

-Gov. Newsom Vetoes SB 57, Blocking Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Programs
Press Release: The Drug Policy Alliance

GLIDE is Hiring!

Spread the word, GLIDE is hiring! We’re looking for a Community Safety Monitor, Chief Development Officer, HR Coordinator and have many more great opportunities in all of our departments! GLIDE employees are the daily expression of GLIDE's core values and live our mission to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community. The work is meaningful, and the people are great. Join us in rewarding work that makes a difference in the world. Visit our website.

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