GLIDE
06/24/08
San Francisco, CA USA
I've worked at other soup kitchens before and they do fantastic work serving the community. Glide is no exception. The staff are hardworking and dedicated to the people that they serve, but they do so with a welcoming attitude and a good sense of humor, really making the clients feel comfortable in the space. There is no pressure and no solicitation--basically no questions asked. They do great work serving this area.
The Great!
- I've seen the results of this organization in... the efficiency of the program--they serve huge number of people and have a ton of volunteers, all of whom obviously think that this organization does great work
- What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is... my ability to immediately see the impact of my contribution and volunteer efforts
- The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were... dedicated, compassionate, and hardworking--they went out of their way to make jokes with regular clients, to create custom trays, and to make sure that all of the trays were filled with enough food
- If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could... serve even better, more nutritious food--right now they serve good meals while serving a lot of people, but with more money they could create even better, more complete meals
Ways to make it better!
- In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are... again, the question of quality vs. quantity--they do serve an enormous amount of people three times a day, which is fantastic, but again the overall quality could be more nutritious
- One thing I'd also say is that... dinner is a little early (from 3:30-5:30) and, from what I understand, a little bit close to lunch service (11:30-1:30, I think). I believe that a later dinner would be more reasonable, just in terms of aligning with a more normal eating schedule.
MY ROLE: I was a Volunteer & I served dinner
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