Marilyn became a licensed foster parent over 34 years ago and has since cared for 214 children through out San Bernardino county in addition to raising two children of her own and a grandson.

She cared for children from birth to age 18, of all nationalities for over 25 years.
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In 1995, if someone would have told me that in ten years I would have gone to graduate school for my Master’s degree in Social Work, graduated, spent several years as a line worker and promoted to supervisor, I probably would have been more than just slightly skeptical. Social work was simply not on my radar screen at the time.
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I graduated in May 2005 with a Masters Degree in Social Science Administration, from Case Western Reserve University - Mandel School of Applied Social Science in Cleveland Ohio. At the beginning of graduate school, I never thought I would take a position with Children’s Services or dreamed that I would now be living in California!
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My career as a Social Worker began 19 years ago. I had just graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (BSW).I was anxious to see what the world of social work had to offer. As I prepared my resume, I was encouraged by my family, who all worked for San Bernardino County, to work for the county. I searched the county job listing for a social worker position but none were available so I applied to work as a Social Service Aide.
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