September 2022 Newsletter

Smart Start of Pender County

Monthly Newsletter

September 2022

Inside this Issue:

Early Lending Library Page
Parent Page
Parent Training Page
Provider Page
Provider Training Page
Donation Page

Early Lending Library Page

OFFICE 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

Parent Page

Parent Trainings

Provider Page

PROVIDER TRAININGS

Donation Page

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About Us

Board of Directors

James “Jimbo” Robbins -

Board Chair

Sharon Willoughby - Secretary

Donald Hall - Treasurer

Leslie Green – Vice Chair

Angela Beacham

Stacie Poulin

Rev. Dean Walker

William Marshburn

Edith Meza

S. Eugene Jordan

Allen Phillips-Bell

Sandra Sarmiento

Kimberly Trotman

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

Shelly Martin

Program Manager

smartin@pender4kids.com

Ext: 36

Regina Bass-Corley, M.A.Ed

Consultant

rbasscorley@pender4kids.com

Ext: 26

Candice Dillard

Consultant

rcdillard@pender4kids.com

Ext:22

Lisa Worley

Program Evaluator/ 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 also to the following Comminicaty Partners for participating in a very successful Back to School Event:

Coastal Horizons

EFNEP- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

Mt. Calvary Center for Leadership Development

Pender County Library

Regional 4 Child Care Resource & Referral

Safe Haven of Pender County

Safe Kids Cape Fear

We appreciate your committment and services to Pender County families!

Please like us on Facebook, check us out on Pinterest, follow on Twitter 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.