Assuring Better Child Health and
Development Project  (ABCD Project)
Works to enhance child development screenings and referrals in primary care medical practices for children ages birth to five.
Contact:  Pitt County Health Department
               Lynne Carter, RN
               Pediatric Development Referral Coordinator
               @ 252-902-2353

Child Care Health Consultant
Works with child care providers to promote more effective health and safety practices through on-site consultation, health and safety training, and agency referrals.
Contact:  Martin County Health Department
               Sue House, RN - Child Care Health Consultant  
               @ 252-793-1624 
                             Or    
               Pitt County Health Department
               Connie Clark, RN - Child Care Health Consultant
               @ 252-902-2357

Child Care Subsidy 
Assists eligible families with child care expenses through a subsidy at the Departments of Social Services.
Contact:  Martin County DSS, Teresa Canady @ 252-809-6403
                            Or
               Pitt County DSS, Kathy Parker@ 252-902-1164      

ChildLinks - CCR&R
(Child Care Resource & Referral)
Provides child care information to families, offers early childhood training opportunities, materials, lending library and equipment use, provides assistance and information on child care issues, and serves as the child care resource and referral regional lead agency.
Contact:  ChildLinks
               Marianne Corley, Director
               @ 252-758-8885 (Pitt County)
                           Or
               @ 252-792-9840 (Martin County)

Community Awareness
Fosters awareness of the Smart Start initiative and Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children (MPPFC) funded services through community education and outreach.
Contact:  Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children
              Jennifer Ball, Community Awareness Coordinator
              @ 252-756-1567

Inclusion Specialist  
Provides support to child care providers to include children with special needs and/or challenging behaviors through consultation, modeling, and training opportunities.
Contact:  Easter Seals United Cerebral Palsy of NC, Inc.
               Marlene Holland, Inclusion Specialist
               @ 252-695-6274 ext. 237

Parents As Teachers
Works with families to provide parenting support, positive interactions, and child development knowledge through home visits, group meetings, and connections with other available community services.
Contact:  Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children
               Angie McArthur and Mimi Jefferson,
               Parent Educators (Pitt County) 
               @ 252-756-1567
                            Or
               Sharon Cooper, Parent Educator (Martin County)
              @ 252-792-9840 

Parent Information Resource
Offers parents early childhood information and resources through newsletters, parenting sessions, lending libraries, local festivals and events.
Contact:  Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children
               Melissa Adamson and Maura Aceto,
               Parent Outreach Coordinators
              @ 252-756-1567
                         
Parent-to-Parent
Provides one-on-one family support services to parents of children with special needs through parent training and mentoring, parent group meetings, education materials, and agency referrals.
Contact:  Family Support Network of Eastern North Carolina
               Brenda Boberg, Executive Director 
               @ 252-328-9332 or 252-847-5120
                        
Program Evaluation and Monitoring
Works with Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children (MPPFC) staff, Board, and funded programs to ensure program accountability through an outcome-based evaluation system and programmatic monitoring.
Contact:  Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children
               Nia Trammel, Program Evaluator & Monitor
               @ 252-756-1567

QUEST - 
Quality, Education, Support, & Training
Works with child care facilities to promote quality through on-site consultations, facility-based quality improvement plans and incentives, staff professional development plans and education incentive awards. 
Contact:  ChildLinks
               Marianne Corley, Director @ 252-758-8885

Raising a Reader
An early literacy program that works with select, qualified child care facilities to promote reading and pre-reading skills for young children ages three to five.  The program partners with child care facilities, parents and children.
Contact:  Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children
               Melissa Davis, Early Literacy Coordinator
               @252-756-1567

WAGE$
Offers salary supplements to child care staff who obtain higher levels of education and remain in their current child care setting.
Contact:  Child Care Services Association
               Allison Miller, Child Care WAGE$ Director @ 
               919-967-3272