Program areas at Glide Foundation
Program #1: daily free meals providing food security and welcoming, supportive community. In fye 2023, the daily free meals program strengthened collaborations with other Glide programs, embodying the fully integration service approach, making the person whole. The integration of services make it easier for diners to connect with range of Glide services and support community that can help stabilize their lives. 611,605 meals were served on site, 10,306 meals were delivered through Glide on the go and 5,500 grocery bags delivered as part of grocery giveaway.
Program #3: the janice mirikitani family, youth and childcare center [fycc]. Fycc is a critical component of Glide's integrated service delivery model and our mission to break cycles of poverty and marginalization. Fycc offers free, low-cost subsidize child care that supports early child development and reduce educational disparities while enabling parents to gain and maintain employment. The center is fully licensed and staffed by credentialed and licensed learding advocates and professionals. Programs include early education and child learning, after-school care, and an-all day summer childcare [july-september]. Fycc, in addition, offers culturally sensitive family resource services, parenting workshops, support groups, family events and (continue on schedule o)a federal funded meals for children, 3 times a day. 303 families with childen were served from july 1, 2022 to june 30, 2023, and 209 children received direct services. 51% of the families have been using the services for 2 or more years.
Program #2: health services a path to wellness for people struggling with substance use, Glide seeks to create a world where everyone has a chance to thrive. Staff on our harm reduction team, conduct street outreach to give drug users a path toward wellness. They distribute narcan, a medicine that saves people from opioid overdoses, as well as supplies like clean syringes proven to protect health. They build relationships with clients and connect them to other life-stabilizing services. 585,427 supply kits, 1,446 narcan kits and 1,815 covid test kits were distributed during the fiscal year 2023.
All other programs: in the past year, the center for social justice (csj) advocated alongside coalition partners for state and local legislation allocating millions of dollars to address social equity issues such as food insecurity. These funding victories represent the outcomes of an intensive process of grassroots organizing, education, thought leadership, policy development and legal actionin fiscal year 2023, more than 200 people attended eight online events featuring panel conversations on issues such as the trans struggle for justice, antiasian hate, racism and sex trafficking. Csj brings in experts, leaders and community members who are engaged in efforts to transform individuals and change unjust systems. Each conversation amplifies first-hand accounts of speakers' lived experiences and explores how to be an ally. Participants learn about Glide, how to become justice warriors and how to take action. As deepening inequity in san francisco leads to rising demand for Glide's services, we rely on strong volunteer participation to support more people in need. Through volunteers who share Glide's valuesrooted in empowerment, recovery andpersonal transformationwe are increasing empathy for marginalized groups and mobilizing a movement for social justice. 2,875 people volunteered in 2023. The violence prevention and intervention [vip], the women and walk-in centers are refuge for those who may need a as simple as basic necessities such as toothpaste, aspiring or even water at Glide.