LETTER OF SUPPORT/APPROVAL
(COUNTY EMPLOYEE ONLY)
(Please give to the County Director of the Dept. of Children and Family Services to prepare
the letter of support using their own letterhead paper)
TO: Maggie Armistead, MSW
Title IV-E BASW Coordinator
Department of Social Work Education
5310 N. Campus Drive, M/S PHS-102
Fresno, CA 93740-8019
is an employee of ________________ County, who
works within the (Name of Department or Task Unit). Mr. or Ms. has informed me of their
desire to return to school to pursue a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work at California State
University, Fresno with a specialization in Child Welfare Practice.
Mr./Ms. (Name of applicant) has been employed with (Name of County/Department/Unit) since
(date of employment). She/he has expressed a sincere interest in working with at risk youth and
their families and plans to seek employment within the Department of Children and Family
Services Department upon completion of all degree requirements. According to ’s
program manager, (please state their name), he/she is aware that this employee will be required
to complete the payback requirements of the child welfare stipend program by securing
employment within a child welfare setting. As Director of County Department of
Children and Family Services, I have consulted with this employee’s immediate supervisor and
program manager and we collectively offer this letter of support for this employee whom we find
to be committed to county services and believe this person to be a good candidate for the child
welfare stipend program. We are not however at a point where we can guarantee a position for
this employee within the child welfare agency at the time when this employee plans to graduate
from the program. We are prepared to offer our acknowledgement and support of this worker’s
educational pursuits and look forward to their continued employment with County in
the near future.
If you have any further questions, you may contact me at .
Sincerely,
__________________________________
Director,
Department of Children & Family Services
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