Dale Carlsen, founder and CEO of the Citrus Heights-based Sleep Train, the largest bedding retailer on the West Coast, has made a substantial commitment to Volunteers of America with regular donations of high-quality mattresses.

A supporter of such nonprofit agencies as Volunteers of America for more than 20 years, Sleep Train believes that giving back to the greater community is not only a business benefit, but a requirement.

This year, residents of Volunteers of America's LaVerne Adolfo Transitional Housing Program for Former Foster Youth, Independent Living Readiness Program, Open Arms, Transitional Housing for Families and Transitional Housing for Women and Children have benefited from Sleep Train’s monthly deliveries.

Pictured are Sleep Train staff making a June delivery for Open Arms clients.

Sleep Train, one of the top three mattress retailers in the United States, was founded by Carlsen in the early 1980s with a strong emphasis on customer service, employee training and quality products.

Sleep Train owns and operates Mattress Discounters West, Boxcar Bedding, Sleep Train Mattress Centers and Sleep Country USA, with atotal of more then 170 stores in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The company's staff numbers more than 1,300.

Sleep Train stores carry mattresses manufactured by Sealy, Simmons, Select Comfort, Tempur-Pedic, and Sterns and Foster. Sleep Train also carries headboards by Fashion Bed Group and Modus International, as well as a variety of bedding accessories.