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Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization announces three new surrender locations
The Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization announced the opening of three new boxes last week, expanding the options available for parents in crisis who want to safely, anonymously, and legally surrender a newborn.
Last week, Safe Haven Baby Boxes were installed in Mississippi and Kentucky, for a total of three new locations.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes provide a safe, anonymous form of surrender in accordance with each state's safe haven laws.
They are designed for parents in crisis who feel they have nowhere else to turn.
The Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization provides baby boxes so that babies can be anonymously surrendered in accordance with state law. The boxes, which are climate controlled and secure, are placed in facilities like fire stations, EMT stations, and hospitals. When a child is placed inside, a silent alarm is triggered, and first responders tend to the infant within minutes. The boxes are designed for parents in crisis who feel they have nowhere else to turn.
Last week, boxes were installed at the following locations.
Philadelphia received its first baby box at Neshoba General Hospital. The box is the 13th in Mississippi.
Rev. Ryan Gillis of Longino Baptist Church led a blessing of the box during its installation on Monday November 9. He prayed for the parents who may utilize it, their babies, and the first responders involved.
“This hospital is now a part of the Safe Haven Baby Box family, a family united with one mission and that is to protect infants and support parents in crisis,” said Melissa Sullivan of the Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization.
Under Mississippi law, parents can surrender an infant 45 days or younger.
On Wednesday November 11, the Safe Haven Baby Box organization was in Leitchfield for the installation of the box at Grayson County EMS headquarters at 375 Grayson Springs Rd.
According to WNKY, Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Community Engagement Coordinator Jessica Embry read a newspaper article in 2021 about Safe Haven Baby Boxes, providing the impetus for her to facilitate bringing one to her own community.
Embry gave remarks at the blessing, saying:
"As I stand here today looking at the Safe Haven Baby Box, I see much more than a box. I see hope, I see compassion, and I see a community that believes every life matters. ...
One of the things I love most about this community is that when someone has a need, people show up. We support each other through difficult times, we help carry burdens, we rallied around our neighbors — that's simply who we are.
This baby box allows us to extend that culture even further because while we all hope a family never faces a crisis severe enough to require it, the reality is that things do happen, and today because of this box ... we can say to someone experiencing their darkest moments, 'You're not alone.'"
Infants up to 30 days old may be legally surrendered in Kentucky.
Kentucky was also the location for the week's final installation, which occurred at Fire Department Station 4 in Elizabethtown.
State Rep. Nancy Tate, who helped pass legislation allowing the use of baby boxes in the state, was on hand to speak at the blessing ceremony.
“We’re so thankful that you, here in Elizabethtown, chose to support life,” she said.
This box is the 73rd in the state and 493rd in the nation.
Baby boxes are not a first line of defense for vulnerable infants — they are a last line of defense meant to offer parents a life-affirming alternative in a moment of panic and crisis, so that they may anonymously surrender a baby instead of choosing death for their child.
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Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization announces three new surrender locations
The Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization announced the opening of three new boxes last week, expanding the options available for parents in crisis who want to safely, anonymously, and legally surrender a newborn.
Last week, Safe Haven Baby Boxes were installed in Mississippi and Kentucky, for a total of three new locations.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes provide a safe, anonymous form of surrender in accordance with each state's safe haven laws.
They are designed for parents in crisis who feel they have nowhere else to turn.
The Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization provides baby boxes so that babies can be anonymously surrendered in accordance with state law. The boxes, which are climate controlled and secure, are placed in facilities like fire stations, EMT stations, and hospitals. When a child is placed inside, a silent alarm is triggered, and first responders tend to the infant within minutes. The boxes are designed for parents in crisis who feel they have nowhere else to turn.
Last week, boxes were installed at the following locations.
Philadelphia received its first baby box at Neshoba General Hospital. The box is the 13th in Mississippi.
Rev. Ryan Gillis of Longino Baptist Church led a blessing of the box during its installation on Monday November 9. He prayed for the parents who may utilize it, their babies, and the first responders involved.
“This hospital is now a part of the Safe Haven Baby Box family, a family united with one mission and that is to protect infants and support parents in crisis,” said Melissa Sullivan of the Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization.
Under Mississippi law, parents can surrender an infant 45 days or younger.
On Wednesday November 11, the Safe Haven Baby Box organization was in Leitchfield for the installation of the box at Grayson County EMS headquarters at 375 Grayson Springs Rd.
According to WNKY, Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center Community Engagement Coordinator Jessica Embry read a newspaper article in 2021 about Safe Haven Baby Boxes, providing the impetus for her to facilitate bringing one to her own community.
Embry gave remarks at the blessing, saying:
"As I stand here today looking at the Safe Haven Baby Box, I see much more than a box. I see hope, I see compassion, and I see a community that believes every life matters. ...
One of the things I love most about this community is that when someone has a need, people show up. We support each other through difficult times, we help carry burdens, we rallied around our neighbors — that's simply who we are.
This baby box allows us to extend that culture even further because while we all hope a family never faces a crisis severe enough to require it, the reality is that things do happen, and today because of this box ... we can say to someone experiencing their darkest moments, 'You're not alone.'"
Infants up to 30 days old may be legally surrendered in Kentucky.
Kentucky was also the location for the week's final installation, which occurred at Fire Department Station 4 in Elizabethtown.
State Rep. Nancy Tate, who helped pass legislation allowing the use of baby boxes in the state, was on hand to speak at the blessing ceremony.
“We’re so thankful that you, here in Elizabethtown, chose to support life,” she said.
This box is the 73rd in the state and 493rd in the nation.
Baby boxes are not a first line of defense for vulnerable infants — they are a last line of defense meant to offer parents a life-affirming alternative in a moment of panic and crisis, so that they may anonymously surrender a baby instead of choosing death for their child.
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