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Smart Start of Pender County

Monthly Newsletter

June 2023

Agency Hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Friday 9:00am-1:00pm 

We are open other times by appointment.

First Saturday of the month 9:00am - 12:00pm 

* First Friday of the month we are closed to the public. 

The Resource Library will continue to follow Pender County Schools schedule for closings and delays for inclement weather. 

Phone: (910) 259-9978

1-866-606-0909 

Fax: (910) 259-9728

Email: info@pender4kids.com

Smart Start of Pender County will be closed Monday, June 19, 2023. The agency will reopen Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

The agency will also be closed to the public from Friday, June 30, 2023 thru July 7, 2023, for administrative days and in observance of the July 4th holiday. The agency will reopen on Monday, July 10, 2023.

What’s available in the Resource Library?

Early Child Development

Parachute #2405



Parachute play develops social participation, teamwork and motor coordination. Great for teaching turn taking and cooperation. This item has eight handles distributed evenly around the parachute for easy handling. This parachute fits inside of the included storage bag for easy cleanup and storing.

Rapunzel STEM Kit #2172



With this kit, children will use their STEM skills to help find Rapunzel. This kit is perfect for building problem-solving skills. Children will plan, create and test solutions to help a prince scale a tower to rescue Rapunzel! 

June is Child Vision Awareness Month

Click Here for More Information

Division of Child Development and Early Education

Updates

The Expansion & Access Grants Application Round 2

Now Open Application Round 2 of Expansion and Access Grants opens, May 22, 2023, and will close June 12, 2023.

Step-by-step instructions for completing an application are available in the Child Care Expansion & Access Grants Application Job Aid. And many questions about the grants are answered in the Frequently Asked Questions document. 

Community Partner Information

Pender County Library

Check out the programs and events at the Pender County Library Website

Trainings

Child Care Provider Trainings

June 8^th- Building Your Bounce (Providers) – Via Zoom

6:30-8:30 pm, Cost: Free, 2 Credit Hours, Presenter: Regina Bass- Corley



Building Your Bounce is a workshop designed to meet you where you are and help you focus on your own health, happiness and overall well-being. Together, we will learn about resilience and how important it is that you learn to promote your social-emotional health; how your social and emotional well-being can impact the children and families your serve, in both positive and negative ways; and specific, simple and inexpensive strategies to reduce stress and promote your social-emotional health. The Devereux Adult Resilience Survey (DARS), a self-reflective tool, will be shared to help you gain insights into your resilience. Participants are sure to leave this workshop with energy, enthusiasm, and a commitment to make a few positive changes that will lead to greater happiness, fulfillment, and that will undoubtedly resonate in the work you do every day with children, families, teams and communities! All classes are FREE to participants. 

Birthday Fundraiser for Smart Start of Pender County

Join in supporting a good cause for your birthday this year. Please consider Smart Start of Pender County as your facebook nonprofit fundraising project. Your contribution will make an impact. Every little bit helps and is appreciated. Meta will donate $5.00 too after the first donation.

The mission of Smart Start of Pender County, Inc. is to support services that help every child to grow into his or her potential as a person. Facebook takes care of the donation processing with no fees. 

Or 

PAYPAL

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at

919-814-5400.

The license is not an endorsement by the State.

Board of Directors

Leslie Green-

Board Chair

Donald Hall - Vice Chair

Sharon Willoughby - Treasurer

Allen Phillips-Bell– Secretary

James "Jimbo" Robbins

Angela Beacham

Stacie Poulin

Rev. Dean Walker

William Marshburn

Edith Meza

S. Eugene Jordan

Sandra Sarmiento

Kimberly Trotman

Avery Ellington

Tandra Shepard Henderson

     If you are interested in serving on the Smart Start of Pender County Board of Directors, or volunteering with our agency, please contact our office at (910) 259-9978 or stop by and visit with us. 

SSPC Team

Connie Carr-Costin, MSW

Executive Director

ccarr-costin@pender4kids.com

 Ext: 31

Angel Parker

Program Manager

aparker@pender4kids.com  

 Ext: 24

Regina Bass-Corley, M.A.Ed

Consultant

rbasscorley@pender4kids.com  

Ext: 26

Candice Dillard

Consultant

rcdillard@pender4kids.com   

Ext:22 

Lisa Worley

Program Evaluator/ Coordinator

lworley@pender4kids.com

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