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Florida ‘Safe Haven’ Baby Graduates High School, Reunites With Firefighters Who Received Her 18 Years Ago

Florida’s Safe Haven Program

Florida’s Safe Haven program is a life-saving initiative designed to provide a safe, legal, and anonymous option for parents who feel they cannot care for their newborns. The program allows parents to surrender their unharmed infants, up to seven days old, at designated Safe Haven locations without facing criminal charges for abandonment.

Safe Haven Locations include fire stations, hospitals, and emergency medical services (EMS) stations.

Parents can surrender their newborns to on-duty personnel at any Safe Haven location. The personnel will ensure the infant is safe and unharmed. No questions are asked, and parents can remain anonymous. The law provides that parents will not face criminal charges for abandonment if the baby is left unharmed at a Safe Haven location. This legal protection encourages parents who are in distress to safely surrender their infants without fear of legal repercussions.

The surrendered infants are given medical care and then placed with a licensed adoption agency. The adoption agency works to find a permanent, loving home for the infant.

Safe Haven Programs Across the U.S. 

Safe Haven programs are available in all 50 states, each with specific regulations regarding the age limit of the infant and designated surrender locations. Since the launch of the initiative in 1999, 4,805 babies have been rescued through Safe Haven programs. Just this year alone, 51 babies have been saved so far. 

Anyone considering using a Safe Haven program or seeking more information can contact the National Safe Haven Alliance, which provides information and resources about Safe Haven laws in all 50 states. 1-888-510-BABY (2229).

Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri is an outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure. She lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese in between capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras.

Strangers Help 8-Year-Old Girl Celebrate Birthday After She Loses Her Mom to Brain Cancer

When we lose someone close to us, it can be very isolating. Many people don't know how to support us, so they disappear. For...

11-Year-Old William Maillis Out to Prove Stephen Hawking Wrong After His Death: “God Does Exist”

"There’s these atheists that try to say that there is no God, when in reality it takes more faith to believe that there’s no God than it does to believe that there is a God."

The Last Thing He Said to Me Was, “I’m Ok Mom, I Love You Too:” Mom Warns Parents After Son’s Tragic Death

"Kids are DYING, and people are too afraid to be honest even in obituaries...Please use my son’s story. Please help me warn parents this is out there. Please, please, please. It’s all I can do now."