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Samara's Village

Helping Raise Healthy Babies

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Who We Are & What We Do

Board of Directors

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Diana Setaro

President

    Tony Rizzo

    Vice President

      Diane Saullo

      Secretary

        Bob Pichette

        Treasurer & Financial Committee Chair

          Paulette Zimmerman

          Organizational Leadership

            Open

            Communications Chair

              Kathy Binz

              Fundraising Chair

                Staff

                DeRee Jackson

                Executive Director

                  Kristia Merriam

                  Program Manager

                    History

                    Samara’s Village was founded in 2015 when the pastor of Generations Church challenged members to find their passion. Four women came together and discovered they had a passion for helping female adolescents, and in researching the issues related to this group they learned that teen pregnancy was a big and growing problem in Brunswick County. Additionally, they learned that while there existed pregnant and parent services directed at pregnant and parenting teens, these services only focused on physical and educational needs. The women held a strong belief that there was a need for a more holistic approach – similar to the concept of ‘it takes a village’. The founders chose the name Samara’s Village because the name means ‘under God’s protection’. And according to founder, Donna Robey-Sullivan, “We wanted to operate under the notion that ‘it takes a village’ to raise a child. Our goal is to provide a nonjudgmental support system that focuses on the entire family unit – not just the pregnant and parenting teen. We do this by empowering, educating, and supporting the pregnant/parenting adolescent mother and the baby’s father, so that they can be in control of their lives, raise healthy babies and grow into productive and responsible adults in Brunswick County.”

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                    Donna Robey-Sullivan

                    Katherine White

                    Jean-Marie Lee

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                    Samara's Village is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Non-Profit organization serving Brunswick County, NC
                    NPO/EIN: 81-0698994

                    1450 – F Fifty Lakes Dr
                    Southport, North Carolina
                    28461
                    910-294-0292
                    [email protected]
                    Shallotte Location
                    4924 Main Street, Unit 8
                    Shallotte, North Carolina
                    28470
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