Glide Foundation/Glide Memorial United Methodist Church

Glide Memorial United Methodist Church is a popular church in the Tenderloin open to all.

Glide’s-Janice Mirikitani Family, Youth and Child Care Center (GJMFYCC) provides programs to strengthen the entire family unit by providing integrated wraparound support services including training and spirituality services.

GJMFYCC programs include:

- Child care serving children ages 24 months to 5, providing a safe, nurturing, consistent, child-centered program with a focus on developing a social-emotional foundation from which to build future skills.
- Youth Programs serving youth ages 5 to 12 provide cultural, recreational, age- and academically appropriate programs to help each child focus on cultural enrichment, nutritional development, and academic assistance.
- Family Support Program for adults engage and empower marginalized families to move from dependency to increasing levels of self-sufficiency, and to provide families with effective tools to attain their goals, supporting them in improving their quality of life.

The toddler/preschool program at GJMFYCC offers developmentally appropriate activities and hands-on experience for children ages 24 months to 5. Their goal is to help facilitate each child's growth and development at his or her individual pace. GJMFYCC seeks to provide the highest level child care in a safe and nurturing child centered program, focused on helping each child build skills. The classroom setting fosters autonomy, encourages parents to be partners in an environment that demonstrates to young people that they are worthy of respect, dignity, and kindness. The program design ensures that these goals are met and enhances their ability to address required performance measures.