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, or NPSP, at RAF Lakenheath is a free, voluntary service designed to help military families, including expectant parents, transition smoothly into parenthood and create a nurturing environment for infants and toddlers.

The RAF Lakenheath New Parent Support Program contact details are:

• Family Advocacy Program - New Parent Support Program
• Building 922-1st Floor
• RAF Lakenheath
• DSN phone: 314-226-8070
• Phone number from the U.S.: 011-44-1638-52-8070
• Phone number from a U.K. phone: +44-1638-52-8070
• Hours of Operations:
  • Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sunday and holidays: closed

Bundles for Babies

The Bundles for Babies program is sponsored by the Air & Space Forces Aid Society and facilitated by the Military and Family Readiness Center. The class is free for expectant parents, allowing them to explore all areas of childcare and expenses related to having a newborn. After completing the Bundles for Babies class, parents will achieve parenting skills and receive a $150 grant from the AFAS to help purchase newborn baby items such as onesies, sleepers, crib sheets and other essential newborn items. Active-duty Air Force personnel and spouses who are awaiting the birth of a child are eligible, and this also provides the opportunity for the sponsor to complete their mandatory First Child financial touchpoint. For more information, please feel free to contact the RAF Lakenheath Military and Family Readiness Center via email at 48fss.fsfr@us.af.mil.

Women, Infants and Children Overseas

The Department of War offers the Women, Infants and Children Overseas, or WIC-O, program to eligible participants, which includes mothers-to-be, mothers and children in overseas families with members of the armed forces, civilian employees and DOW contractors. The program provides benefits to women during pregnancy and up to six months after the birth of their child (or one year if breastfeeding). Income and family size, as well as other criteria, are considered when determining eligibility. You may also be eligible if you have participated in the stateside WIC program. Children are eligible until age 5.

The RAF Lakenheath Women, Infants and Children Overseas contact details are:

• Women, Infants and Children Overseas Program
• Building 950
• RAF Lakenheath
• DSN phone: 314-226-1728
• Phone number from the U.S.: 011-44-1638-52-1728
• Phone number from a U.K. phone: +44-1638-52-1728
• Hours of operation:
  • Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sunday, holidays and family/goal days: closed