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Save the Date!
20th Annual
Building Brighter Futures Conference


When: March 21, 2026
Where: Craven Community College

Time: 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Sign up: ONLINE

Cost: Cost is $20.00 BEFORE 2/23/26
or $30.00 after


For more information and
other ways to sign up, please call (252) 636-3198

Continuing Ed Hours: 5

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IMPORTANT UPDATE!
Dolly Patron's Imagination Library is open for registration in Craven County. 

Click on the logo to check availability and sign up.
This program is available to Craven County children from birth to age five
and is made possible by the Craven County Commissioners and generous donors.

2111 Neuse Blvd.  | New Bern, North Carolina 28560

Mon-Thurs  |  8am-5p
Staff available by email on Fridays

(252) 636-3198
Donate with PayPal

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"Building Brighter Futures for Young Children"

© 2024 CRAVEN SMART START

Craven Smart Start, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that administers Smart Start funds and programs in Craven County. Smart Start is designed to ensure that young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. Donations are tax deductible. Financial information about this organization and copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 919-807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the State.

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