08/31/2026
In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, Xavier Davenport (Glide Foundation’s Assistant Director of Health Services) was our guest preacher at Glide Memorial Church today. His approach to healthcare embodies the Bible's advice to approach others with love rather than judgment. Christina LaCorte, a mother who lost a son to overdose, offered a moving witness about how community helps us move through grief.
Erin Carrera from the UCSF Roving Healthcare Initiative led a NarCan Overdose Reversal Training in Freedom Hall. We urge all of you to get trained and carry NarCan in your bag; you might save a life. The Glide Ensemble sang, "I need you to survive," in honor of this solemn day. Never forget; we all need each other to survive.