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Air Force
Family Advocacy - Lackland AFB
1100 Wilford Hall Loop
Bldg 4554
3rd Floor, B Wing
Lackland AFB, TX 78236
COMM phone number for Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland, Randolph, Sam Houston) Family Advocacy - Lackland AFB
210-292-5967
COMM phone number for Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland, Randolph, Sam Houston) Family Advocacy - Lackland AFB
210-367-1213
WEBSITEWebsite: www.jbsa.mil/Resources/Resiliency/Family-Advocacy/
Mon - Fri 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Weekends and Federal holidays - closed
MAPMap: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=+1100+Wilford+Hall+Loop,+Bldg+4554,+3rd+Floor,+B+Wing,+Lackland+AFB+TX+78236

Contact information for key programs and services at this installation.

New Parent Support Program Overview

You may be expecting your first baby or busy with a toddler. That probably means you have your hands full, and may have questions. Thankfully, help is at hand.

The New Parent Support Program is a free service that helps military parents, including expectant parents, transition successfully into parenthood and provide a nurturing environment for their children. Services vary, but may include home visits, parenting classes, playgroups or prenatal classes.

General Program Description

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.

Staff Qualifications

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.

Eligibility

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.

Enrollment

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

Other

The New Parent Support Program (NPSP) includes a specialized team of Registered Nurses who can provide military families with support through home visitation. Parenting is not easy! Understanding what to expect with pregnancy, newborns, and toddlers can be challenging and overwhelming.

Our skilled nurses have extensive, up-to-date expertise plus years of experience on pregnancy and parenting of children from birth to age 3. You will be connected with your own personal nurse that can provide you the latest information on a healthy pregnancy, labor and delivery, feeding options, growth and development, nutrition, bonding, family health issues, safety, problem-solving and more. During home visits, you will receive individualized education and support tailored to meet the needs of you and your family.

For more information, please contact your servicing Family Advocacy Program as shown below:

JBSA Fort Sam Houston, 2270 Stanley Road, Building 198, 210-221-1996
JBSA Lackland Air Force Base, 1100 Wilford Hall Loop, Building 4554, (3rd Floor, B Wing), 210-292-5967