Quarterly Newsletter

Smart Start of Pender County

July/August /September 2024

Agency Closings

The agency will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

AGENCY UPDATES

Agency Upcoming Events

Early Childhood Development

Porchia Wilson Smart Start

Pender County

Quality Specialist

Teachable Moment Posters shared from - https://www.childrensmovementflorida.org

Click Here to view even more posters and information

SOME AVAILABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD LENDING LIBRARY RESOURCES

Lakeshore Creature Builder

Item #1241

Lakeshore description: Children can’t wait to get their hands on these big, fun-shaped builders! Giant set has enough snap-together pieces to make 8 fun critters, including bodies, legs, tails...even silly hairdos!

Lakeshore Vehicle Building Engineering System

Item# 665

Lakeshore Description: The engaging building center teaches kids to look closer at real-life designs—and make original vehicles that use the same important elements! Created to encourage open-ended building with minimal teacher involvement. Develops skills in creative design, motion and fine motor control.

August 2024

National Immunization Awareness Month

(NIAM)

National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages.

According to the Center for Disease

Click Here for Vaccines By Age

SAFETY

September 2024

Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

September 15-21, 2024

Community Partner News

SUN Bucks

The USDA has launched a new, permanent program to provide food assistance to children and families during the summer. The SUN Bucks program has officially launched in North Carolina! SUN Bucks will provide grocery-buying benefits to qualifying families with school-aged children during the summer months when schools are on summer break. SUN Bucks is sometimes referred to as Summer EBT

Click Here for More Information

MAIN LIBRARY (BURGAW)

103 S. Cowan St.

Burgaw, NC 28425

HAMPSTEAD BRANCH

Donation Page

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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.

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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.

About Us

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

Edith Meza

Sandra Sarmiento

Avery Ellington

Tandra Shepard Henderson

Brie Moore

Donna VanVliet

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

Porchia Wilson

Quality Specialist

pwilson@pender4kids.com

Ext 36

Regina Bass-Corley, M.A.Ed

Consultant

rbass-corley@pender4kids.com

Ext: 26

Lisa Worley, MBA

Program Evaluator/ Coordinator

lworley@pender4kids.com

The staff of Smart Start of Pender County would like to

thank our board members, child care providers and our local

community for investing in early care and education.

Special thank you to Lauretta Murray.

A Special thank you to our youth volunteers - Camron Brinson, Carmen Brinson, Brooklyn Carter, Brianna Cashwell, and Olivia Gaines.

Please like us on Facebook and connect with our website at www.pender4kids.com

The mission of Smart Start of Pender County, Inc. is to support services that provide opportunities for every child to grow into his or her potential as a person.