Blue Shield of California - A Continued Supporter of Hands4Hope

The mission of Blue Shield is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at an affordable price. Since 2002, Blue Shield has publicly advocated for universal health care, both at the state level and nationwide. As a not-for-profit health plan striving to ensure access and affordability, health care reform aligns closely with Blue Shield’s mission.

As a not-for-profit, Blue Shield of California operates for the purpose of fulfilling its mission: to ensure that Californians have access to high-quality health care at an affordable price. Operationally, this means Blue Shield serves its members rather than Wall Street investors, reinvesting profits back into the company for the benefit of members, and into the community. 

Blue Shield first supported Hands4Hope five years ago as a sponsor of its Haunted House. Blue Shield Director of Finance Charles Sharp joined the organization’s board of directors in 2012.  Each year, Sharp’s team will work with H4H to provide lunch, toiletries and clothing to the homeless population in the Sacramento area. Blue Shield’s sponsorship also contributed to the H4H youth center.

Background on Blue Shield of California

Blue Shield of California, an independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, is a nonprofit health plan with 4 million members, 6,800 employees and more than $13 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare health care service plans in California. The company’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality care at an affordable price. Blue Shield has contributed more than $325 million over the past ten years to the Blue Shield of California Foundation. Contact your local agent or broker about Blue Shield of California products and services, or visit www.blueshieldca.com.