| The Mary Elizabeth Inn is a non-profit organization with a 94 year history of providing housing and support services to low-income women recovering from homelessness, substance abuse, domestic violence and women living with mental and physical disabilities. In 1914 the Mary Elizabeth Inn was founded by a woman ahead of her time, Mrs. Lizzie Snyder Glide. As a woman of vision, Lizzie also built Glide Memorial United Methodist Church. Lizzie's legacy has provided a safe haven for women and her commitment to the community is still evident today.
 The Inn began with an idea suggested by a young working woman. Mrs.Glide asked her what she would do if she had a good sized sum of money to spend to help people in San Francisco; the woman responded that she would build a home in the city for working girls.
With an awareness of the great need for affordable safe housing for single women who were coming to San Francisco seeking employment, schooling, or leaving behind family turmoil, Lizzie Glide worked to make such a home a reality. She envisioned a home with a Christian influence that would be a safe environment for a diverse group of women with limited financial resources. In 1914 Mrs. Glide built and furnished the building at 1040 Bush Street, known as the "prettiest lady on the block", and named the building after her two daughters. Mrs. Glide donated the Inn to the Methodist Episcopal Church South, which through a series of church mergers, is now the United Methodist Church. The Women's Division of the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church still holds the deed to the Inn today. The Mary Elizabeth Inn is part of the Caring Connection of institutional ministries of the United Methodist Church. | 
