New Parent Support Program

The New Parent Support Program is a team made up of nurses, social workers and home visitation specialists who offer support and guidance by helping parents:

• Build strong, healthy bonds with their infants and toddlers that will lay the foundation for their social and emotional development
• Manage the demands of parenting, especially when impacted by deployments and other military operations
• Remain flexible and responsive when navigating daily life
• Build a strong support network
• Respond to infant and toddler behavior sensitively and be attuned to their developmental needs
• Find services in the local community in time of need

Learn more about the New Parent Support Program and contact your installation New Parent Support Program office to find out what’s available at your installation.

New Parent Support Program staff are child development professionals, including registered nurses, clinical social workers, and para-professionals trained in the delivery and practice of established home visiting models. The program is supervised and monitored at the installation level by the Family Advocacy program manager.

The program is available to military families who are expecting a baby or have children age 3 or younger. Marine Corps eligibility includes families with at least one child under 5.

Contact your installation New Parent Support Program office or Family Advocacy Program office.

The New Parent Support Program is made up of a professional team of social workers and nurses who provide educational and supportive services to military families. Our trained, supervised staff has extensive knowledge of the issues encountered by today's parents. These home visitors are sensitive to the unique challenges facing military families.

The NPSP helps families cope with stress, isolation, pre- and post-deployment periods, reunions and the everyday demands of parenthood through a variety of programs.

Such services include Baby Boot Camp, infant massage, parenting classes and home visits. Registration is required. For more information, call 910-449-9501.

Additional resources include:

• Community Counseling Center: 910-451-2864
• Chaplain’s Religious Enrichment Development Operation: 910-451-8792
• Child Development Center:
  • Camp Lejeune: 910-450-9504
  • New River: 910-449-5634
• Child Care Resource and Referral: 910-450-0553
• Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society: 910-451-5346
• Developmental Evaluation Center: 910-938-0336
• Exceptional Family Member Program: 910-451-4394
• Early Childhood Intervention: 910-989-2332
• Family Service Centers:
  • Camp Lejeune: 910-451-3781
  • New River: 910-449-6110
• Marine Corps Family Team Building: 910-451-0176
• Onslow County Health Department: 910-347-2154
• Onslow County Head Start Program: 910-938-0336
• Jacksonville Transit: 910-938-RIDE or 910-938-7433
• Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge, Skills: 910-450-1465
• Naval Hospital General information: 910-450-4300
• Onslow Memorial Hospital General information: 910-577-2345
• Permit Engineering Evaluation Reports: 910-938-5447
• TRICARE (Humana Military): 800-444-5445
• Women, Infants and Children:
  • Off-Base: 910-347-5002
  • On-Base: 910-353-0022
• United Services Organization: 910-455-3411
• Kids Are Great: 910-451-2864
• American Red Cross: 910-451-2182
• American Red Cross at Naval Hospital: 910-450-4596