Frequently Asked Questions When was the SOCO Wives Association started? The idea for the Association was conceived in the Fall of 2008. We held our first meeting in March of 2010.

 Who is invited to attend monthly Association meetings? Anyone who has interest in the Association and its goals is welcome to attend our monthly meetings – you don’t have to join! We hope you will find a place to teach or be taught, to comfort or be comforted, or just come and enjoy the presence of others who know exactly how you feel. We hope you will find it refreshing!

 Who can become a member of the SOCO Wives Association? Membership is for women engaged or married to a First Responder living or working in Sonoma County who are active, retired or who have reached the “end of watch.”

 Why is Association membership just for wives? The Sonoma County First Responder family, including active, retired and deceased spouses, numbers in the thousands – many of whom are seeking different types of support. We have chosen one avenue that we feel we can support well, based on personal experience, and hope that the rest of the First Responder family will support us in our efforts through their well wishes and prayers.

 To all of the members of the Sonoma County First Responder Family, please accept our heartfelt appreciation for choosing to protect and serve the residents of Sonoma County alongside our husbands. We applaud your persistence with and dedication to an oftentimes thankless job. We hope others will follow our lead and put forth the effort to form support groups to deal with various issues. Perhaps our groups may be able to share a few resources and concentrate on our similarities rather than our differences.

 We will continue to pray for all of our First Responders and their loved ones’ safety and well-being.