Situated in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, GLIDE Memorial Church stands as a cornerstone of the local community and has spent more than five decades championing social justice. GLIDE offers a comprehensive range of services to address critical societal issues such as poverty, housing instability, and food insecurity. 

For the past two years, GLIDE and clinicians, researchers, and community organizers from UCSF's Division of Hospital Medicine, including the RESET Health research group, have been collaborating to better understand the healthcare experiences and meet the health needs of community members experiencing disparities. As part of this effort, GLIDE and UCSF have facilitated ‘Listening Sessions’ for community members to share feedback about their care experiences with UCSF clinicians and hospital leaders. Moreover, the GLIDE-UCSF ‘Healers at the Gate’ program engages healthcare professionals in dialogue and service with communities affected by houselessness, food insecurity, and substance use in the Tenderloin, aiming to reshape perspectives and disrupt discriminatory practices in healthcare.