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  • Air Force

    Family Advocacy Program

    194 Missile Avenue

    Minot AFB, ND 50705

    COMM phone number for Minot AFB Family Advocacy Program

    701-723-5096

    FAX phone number for Minot AFB Family Advocacy Program

    701-723-5573

    DSN phone number for Minot AFB Family Advocacy Program

    312-453-5096

    DSNFAX phone number for Minot AFB Family Advocacy Program

    312-453-5573

    Mon - Fri 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sat and Sun - closed Holidays - closed
    MAPMap: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=+194+Missile+Avenue,+Minot+AFB+ND+50705

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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. 

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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 Minot AFB NPSP offers services for parents with children ages 0-3.

Services Offered:

  • Postpartum Telephone Contact
  • Education on Pregnancy
  • Education on Baby and Toddler Care
  • Information on Community Resources
  • "What To Expect When You Are Expecting" book series
  • "Spring Garden" Pregnancy DVD's
  • Counseling Services
  • Bereavement Services for Pregnancy Loss
  • Home Visits by Registered Nurse and/or Family Clinical Social Worker
  • Exceptional Family Member Program 
  • Referrals to Infant Development Program at local University (Minot State University)

NPSP & Family Advocacy Program Prevention Classes/Group:

  • OB Orientation
  • Dads 101
  • Breastfeeding Information Class
  • Infant Massage
  • New Parent's Play Group
  • Baby Wearing 101
  • Anger and Stress Management
  • New Parent's Class
  • Couples Communication/Healthy Relationships - PREP
  • Baby Sign Language
  • Prenatal Bereavement Group
  • Happiest Baby on the Block
  • Childbirth Education Classes
  • Magic 1, 2, 3
  • Love and Logic Parenting Class
  • Active Parenting of Teens

For more information call Family Advocacy at 701-723-5096 or DSN 312-453-5096.

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