New Parent Support Program

New Parent Support Program
Army Community Service (ACS)
B.4700 Mow-Way
Phone: (580)442-6801/4916
Email: Karen Previe

• Relocation Information
• Army Family Toolbox
• Army Family Team Building On-line Training

What is the New Parent Support Program?
The New Parent Support Program (NPSP) is a program offered to Army families to enhance parent and infant attachment, increase knowledge of child development, and provide connections to support services that allow parents to become nurturing and capable caregivers.

New Parent Support Programs (NPSP) are child abuse/neglect prevention and education programs. NPSP provides families educational assistance with the challenges of parenting infants and young children within the transitory military lifestyle.

Two levels of NPSP services are offered:
Participation in any of these activities is strictly voluntary and open to all new parents.

1. NPSP Standard – All Army installations provide NPSP-Standard services that include education classes and play mornings.
2. NPSP Plus (NPSP+) – This program is more intensive and targeted to families at a higher risk for child abuse. Periodic assessments, intensive parent monitoring and long-term home visitation are some of the services provided by NPSP+. NPSP+ has social workers and nurses who do home visits and provide various other services. Home visitors cover a wide range of topics with families, from potty training and discipline to feeding schedules and time management.

The NPSP staff consists of licensed social workers and registered nurses who provide in-home parenting education, support, and resource linkage.

Installation NPSP Home Visitors:

• Sam Atchley, RN, BSN
• Jenny McKean, RN, BSN
• Tina Bondurant, RN, BSN
• Patti Roegner, RN, BSN

Military and Community Resources:

• Army Community Service, (580)442-5018
• Family Advocacy Program, (580)442-6801
• Social Work Services, (580)458-3600
• WIC, (580)585-6625
• Military One Source, (800)342-9647
• Pediatrics, (580)458-2236
• TRICARE, (580)458-2000

Playgroup Playgroups are now M, W, and Fri  (m- birth to 2, w birth to 5, and Friday 3-5) NYE Library offers a great change of scenery for stay-at-home parents and their children. Family Matters hosts an open playgroup at Nye Library every Monday is birth to 2, Wednesday is birth to 5 and Friday is 3 to 5. The preschoolers practice their social skills while the parents network with other military parents in a relaxed, educational envionment. During the summer months playgroup is offered from 9am -10am, but is bumped back an hour, 10am – 11am, during the school year.

The Caravan Club offers prearranged field trips for stay-at-home parents and their children. Why should your school age children have all the field trip fun? Offered monthly, this group of active families forms a caravan to join the fun of experiencing museums, zoos, performances and other educational and cultural activities together. Call the Family Matters Team at 442-6801 or check the MWR website to find out about the latest Caravan Club event.