Parents as Teachers Heroes at Home program
parent education and family support for young military families

Military families are increasingly impacted by repeat deployment, demands at home and the stress of being away. This program brings professional parenting support and child development information right to the homes of these young families.

The Parents as Teachers Heroes at Home program began in 2006 as a partnership with the Department of Defense and the Department of Army with 12 pilot sites. Since that time it has grown into a contract-based program serving more than 1,000 families and 1,500 children across 36 Military installations across the U.S.

Administered by U.S. Army Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Child, Youth and School (CYS) Services, Parents as Teachers Heroes at Home sites now include:

Camp LeJeune, NC	Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
Ft. Benning, GA	Ft. Lewis, WA
Ft. Bliss, TX	Ft. Polk, LA
Ft. Bragg, NC	Ft. Richardson, AK
Ft. Campbell, KY	Ft. Riley, KS
Ft. Carson, CO	Ft. Stewart, GA
Ft. Drum, NY	Ft. Story, VA
Ft. Eustis, VA	Ft. Wainwright, AK
Ft. Hood, TX	Norfolk Naval Station, VA
Ft. Huachuca, AZ	Schofield Barracks, HI
Ft. Leavenworth, KS	Whiteman Air Force Base, MO
Ft. Belvoir, VA	Ft. Meade, MD
Ft. Knox, KY	Ft. Sam Houston, TX
Offutt AFB, NE	MacDill AFB, FL
McConnell AFB, KS	Camp Pendleton, CA
MCAS Miramar, CA	Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL
Naval Station San Diego, CA	Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Minnesota National Guard and Army Reserve	Indiana National Guard and Army Reserve

 

Using the Parents as Teachers Born to Learn model of services, certified parent educators provide child development information, parenting support and encouragement to military parents to help their children learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.
Photos courtesy U.S. Army

The Heroes at Home program integrates into existing Army service delivery systems to meet unique needs at different installations.

• It focuses on supporting parents until their child enters kindergarten
• It addresses the need for support of the youngest military families, a group research indicates is most impacted by the stresses of military life and separation.
• It enhances family support services by providing a research-based curriculum and training for parent educators, on-going quality assurance and consistency of services to families if and when they relocate.
• It emphasizes home/school partnerships, parent involvement and school readiness, which complement the military's existing strength in quality prekindergarten-12 education and child care.

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