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Air Force
New Parent Support Program
7219 North Litchfield Road
Bldg 1130
Luke AFB, AZ 85309-1525
623-856-4183
623-856-6608
312-896-4183
312-896-6608
Contact information for key programs and services at this installation.
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.
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:
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.
Luke Air Force Base offers many programs for new parents.
The New Parent Support Program is an exciting program offered through Family Advocacy to provide support to mothers and families by offering a wide variety of services such as:
For additional information, contact Family Advocacy at 623-856-4183 or DSN 312-896-4183.
Thrive Initiative
Family Advocacy and the 56 MDG Pediatric Clinic are in collaboration with the Thrive Parenting Skills Program at no-cost for military families. The program is a self-paced video instruction with separate instructions for ages birth to three, three to five, five to 10 and 10 to 18. See Family Advocacy for more information.
Women's, Infant, Children's Program
This program provides nutritious supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support and referrals to health and social services for pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants and children age zero to five. WIC serves as an adjunct to health care during critical times of growth and development to prevent the occurrence of health problems and improve the health and nutritional status of the participants. Call for more information at 877-809-5092 extension 131508. For WIC income eligibility guidelines, visit the Arizona Department of Health Services website.