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New Parent Support Program

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Marine Corps
Marine & Family Programs: New Parent Support Program
814 Radford Boulevard
Suite 20311, Building 7260
Albany, GA 31704-0311
COMM phone number for Marine Corps Logistics Base - Albany Marine & Family Programs: New Parent Support Program
229-639-5252
FAX phone number for Marine Corps Logistics Base - Albany Marine & Family Programs: New Parent Support Program
229-639-5231
WEBSITEWebsite: albany.usmc-mccs.org/marine-family-support/prevention-and-counseling
Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sat, Sun and Holidays - Closed
MAPMap: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=+814+Radford+Boulevard,+Suite+20311,+Building+7260,+Albany+GA+31704-0311

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 is a professional team of nurses who provide supportive and caring services to Marine Corps families with children zero to five years of age. We have trained, supervised home visitors who have extensive knowledge of the issues confronting parents unique to the challenges of military life.

Through a variety of programs including the actual on-site home visits, the New Parent Support Program helps parents learn to cope with stress, isolation, pre and post-deployment, and the everyday demands of parenthood.

All military families expecting a child, or with children under six years of age are eligible to participate, free of charge, in all the services offered. Parents can depend on the New Parent Support Program as a reliable source of information and answers in the privacy of the family home.

For more information or to enroll in the program, call 229-639-5252 or visit our website.