GLIDE Legacy Committee Presents: COVID-19 Community Round Table
Channel: GLIDE sf
Date: 05/05/2020

It is easy to “stay informed” about COVID-19, but do you know how your neighborhood nonprofits are responding to the crisis? The reality is that survival and recovery are largely in the hands of our neighbors and the organizations that are living their values against all odds.

The GLIDE Legacy Committee convened a digital round table fundraiser to elevate and celebrate local NFPs living their values amidst crisis on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00pm PT. The conversation was moderated by Broke Ass Stuart. A leader from each organization (listed below) will present for 7-10 min. about their work and response to COVID-19, with time for brief Q&A at the end of each presentation.

The total money raised through tickets was shared equally among the presenting organizations. 

Learn more about the GLIDE Legacy Committee here: 
www.glide.org/glide-legacy-committee/ 

Moderator: Stuart Schuffman, popularly known as Broke-Ass Stuart, is a contemporary American travel writer and blogger known for his guide book Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco, of which he released two versions in zine form and one in book form.

Old Skool Cafe: Becca Eliasen // Founded by former corrections officer, Teresa Goines, Old Skool Cafe is a wonderful, jazz-themed supper club that serves the youth as an intensive real-world vocational training ground, employment incubator, supportive cohort, income generator, and connection point with a larger community that champions their success. Like many restaurants, Old Skool Cafe has had to shut down temporarily; however, the difference between Old Skool Cafe and other restaurants is that if they go under, their employees (at-risk-youth, ages 16-22) lose not only their income, but the entire support system that Old Skool provides: mentoring, financial support, counseling, training, and very real unconditional love and support.

SF New Deal: Vinny Engl // SF New Deal is a volunteer-led organization actively responding to the COVID-19 crisis by supporting small businesses facing overwhelming losses of revenue. At-risk residents cannot leave their homes. SF New Deal connects these communities through existing networks of care to support one another. With over 30 participating restaurants, from Michelin-starred Mourad and Mister Jiu’s to newly opened Prubechu and Reem’s they are partnering with specific organizations within the City of San Francisco, UCSF mental health services, and the SF African American Faith Based Coalition to provide. The program started last month delivering 100 meals a day, now they have delivered over 70,000.

GLIDE : John Carpentier // For more than five decades, GLIDE has served as a social justice movement, social service provider and spiritual community dedicated to strengthening communities and transforming lives. Located in San Francisco’s culturally vibrant but poverty-stricken Tenderloin neighborhood, GLIDE addresses the needs of, and advocates for, the most vulnerable and marginalized individuals and families. GLIDE continues to have open doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, serving hundreds of meals daily as well as providing immediate needs and harm reduction services.

Children’s Council: Maiysha Dickerson // Children’s Council is a nonprofit at the heart of child care and early education in San Francisco. The organization responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with swift support for our community, urgently meeting the needs of children, families and early educators.

As families and child care business owners increasingly face disruptions that impact their financial, social and emotional well-being, Children’s Council is providing critical resources and services. Most notably are emergency child care matching and payment services for essential workers; trauma-informed virtual workshops to support children’s learning and help families cope with increasing stressors, and administering payments to early educators so they can continue providing safe and welcoming spaces for children and families during this crisis.