Dear GLIDE Community,

GLIDE is launching three programs to bring hope and healing to Black and African American residents of San Francisco who have experienced intergenerational violence due to systemic racism. A new mini-grant program for youth, racial healing program and rental assistance program have been funded for 18 months through a $750,000 grant to GLIDE from the Dream Keeper Initiative, a citywide effort sponsored by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission to reinvest in San Francisco 's diverse Black communities.

Each of the new programs takes a targeted approach to advance racial equity and provide Black and African American residents with pathways out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency—key goals of GLIDE’s strategic plan.

The Transition-Age Youth Mini-Grants Program will provide grants of as much as $500 each to Black/African American youth from 18 to 24 years of age who have been affected by community or domestic violence. As many as 150 grants will be awarded each year. Recipients may use the grants for a wide range of necessities, such as transportation or clothes, or for education.

GLIDE is accepting online applications for the mini-grants from February 15 to April 7, 2023.

GLIDE’s Roots of Racial Healing Program, also funded by the Dream Keeper Initiative, will build on the truth, justice and reconciliation work of GLIDE’s Center for Social Justice (CSJ). The third program helps to continue funding for GLIDE’s Rental Assistance Initiative, which is designed to help struggling San Franciscans maintain stable housing and avoid eviction.

Through its partnership with the Dream Keeper Initiative, GLIDE will expand its reach to more under-resourced communities in San Francisco and empower more individuals and families to stabilize their lives and thrive.

In solidarity, 

GLIDE

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