BoDean Company is committed to the many communities it serves. This committment is not just based on company goals, but also upon the efforts of our employee’s service where they live. They too find the time to become leaders in their respective communities by way of youth sports programs, church affiliations and general interest in community affairs.
Here are some of the organizations that BoDean Co. has contributed to in our community:
The Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization serving north coastal California from Sonoma County to the Oregon border. Since 1987, the REFB has been helping our community through 11 innovative programs, serving 133 charitable organizations, including emergency food pantries/closets, shelters and dining rooms, childcare centers/youth programs, group homes, and disaster relief agencies.
REFB responds to the immediate needs of people seeking help through the provision of healthy food and nutrition education and pursues long-term solutions to food insecurity through public policy and the development of partnerships with civic, faith-based, corporate and government organizations and, most importantly, individuals in our community.
The mission is dedicated to helping the “least, last and lost” of sonoma county, offering shelter and drug or alcohol recovery services 365 days a year.
Program services include: temporary overnight housing for homeless men, 24 hour temporary housing for women & children; 12 to 18 month alcohol/drug recovery for both men & women; community outreach events to homeless individuals & low income families; job training skills through various certification programs offered at all the service locations & at a thrift store. Free clothing & household items are available on request to homeless & low income families.
Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) provides support, opportunities and hope to children, youth and families. They are dedicated to creating and supporting a caring community where all children, youth and families grow, thrive and succeed. Since being established, SAY has helped over 50,000 youth, aged 5-24. Over the years, SAY has continually refined its program formula to break cycles of abuse and hopelessness. That formula incorporates three pillars: housing, counseling and careers. The product: Youth who are stable and able to rise to life’s challenges and opportunities.
Today, SAY, the principal organization serving at-risk kids in Sonoma County since 1971, has recently renovated the old Sutter Warrack Hospital in Santa Rosa re-purposing this idle community asset into the SAY Finley Dream Center. The Dream Center has become part of SAY’s family of services, which also include a teen shelter, drop-in center, youth apartments, street outreach team, in-school mental health care, grief services, and a robust career services programs.
Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people in countries around the world with food, medicine and assistance. For over 40 years, Samaritan’s Purse has helped come to the aid of the world’s poor, sick, and suffering and help meet the needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine.
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