GLIDE and Community Partners to Host Womxn’s Wellness Fair

GLIDE and Community Partners to Host Womxn’s Wellness Fair
An Afternoon of Activities, Food, Fun, Resources, Music and Celebration

GLIDE, in conjunction with community partners The Healing Well, La Cocina, YWAM San Francisco, and Simply the Basics, will host a Womxn’s Wellness Fair. The event is meant to celebrate and serve all unhoused, and housed women-identified residents in the Tenderloin. The Womxn’s Wellness Fair takes place from 10 am to 2 pm on Friday, May 7, 2021, in the Tenderloin Community Resource Hub at Ellis Street and Taylor, in front of GLIDE. Covering this event is a great way to kick off Mother’s Day weekend.

Womxn’s Wellness Fair activities include fellowship, fun, food, art, resources, music, yoga and tai chi classes, acupuncture, carnival games, bingo, and more. Event participants can access resources like hygiene products, mental health support services, harm reduction kits, free snack bags, and $5 vouchers for the newly opened La Cocina Marketplace. The fair is part of ongoing outreach efforts by GLIDE’s Women’s Center to support women who are living on the street, in an unstable housing situation, or need social support.

“Our Women’s Center provides a safe haven for women on the road to recovery from trauma, violence, and isolation, said GLIDE President and CEO Karen Hanrahan. “Through our essential support services, GLIDE helps women, and their families stabilize their lives and thrive.”

CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE:

WHAT: Womxn’s Wellness Fair

WHERE: In front of GLIDE, Ellis Street at Taylor

WHEN: Friday, May 7, 2021, 10 am–2 pm

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
o 10 am–2 pm: Carnival Games and Acupuncture (for women only)
o 10 am–2 pm: Art and Games (open to everyone)
o 10:30 am-12:30 pm: Yoga, Tai Chi in GLIDE’s parking lot in 30-minute intervals
o 11 am: LaCocina’s Live Cooking Demonstration (vegan salad)
o 12–1 pm: Free Lunch (open to everyone)
o 1–2 pm: Bingo (for women only)

WHO:
Sponsored by:
GLIDE, The Healing Well, La Cocina, YWAM San Francisco, and Simply the Basics

ADMISSION: Free and open to the public

INFO: For more information, contact GLIDE Women Center Program Manager Shannon Wise at (415) 674-6030 or swise [at] glide.org.


About GLIDE

GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. GLIDE’s integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community empower individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of the most pressing issues including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice.