Jolie Baldwin's career in social services began with her first job ever – an in-classroom tutor for a young boy with autism. Since then, she has made it her goal to diversify and expand my experience in social services.
Throughout her college career, she was a home care aide myself, working with high-needs foster children as she pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Human Services from Whitworth University. She interned at an after-school care center in a low-income neighborhood focused on providing homework aid, supervision, educational opportunities and positive mentoring to children of immigrant parents. Prior to working at First Choice, she was a services coordinator at the Downtown Emergency Services Center’s Crisis Solutions Center, assisting people in crisis with stabilizing, accessing mental and physical health services and pursuing employment. She began a career with First Choice to better understand the process of coordinating and providing services to a wider array of people, from young children to adults to the elderly, and ensuring that they are receiving the best care possible.
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