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SAFE HAVEN FOR NEWBORNS, TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE:

  • 445 newborns not abandoned in Florida, left at Safe Haven  (Fire/EMS and hospitals).
  • Over 6000 girls/women assisted in their time of need or crisis.
  • 74 mothers, their anonymity not a concern, choose to place their baby directly with a licensed adoption agency.
  • 6 parents were helped to successfully regain their parental rights.
  • 10 newborns saved from abandonment in other States, and 1 newborn saved in country of Honduras securing their future.

Each year, many girls and women in need or crisis are assisted through “A Safe Haven for Newborns”.

By Year (Florida)Safe Haven Abandoned In Unsafe PlacesTotal
2000134
2001437
200210616
200314923
200410313
200523326
200616723
200723427
200822628
200917320
201011011
201113013
201221324
201323326
201410010
201518018
201611213
201721324
201828129
201914317
202016016
202121021
202214014
202320222
202430131
202515116
202619120
Totals:44567
(Alive:33 - Dead:34)
512
By CountySafe HavenAbandoned In Unsafe PlacesTotal
Alachua25025
Bay516
Brevard527
Broward44953
Charlotte404
Clay707
Collier314
Columbia505
Duval40343
Escambia14014
Flagler415
Hernando11011
Highlands527
Hillsborough18220
Indian River213
Lake909
Lee24125
Leon9110
Manatee718
Marion426
Martin101
Miami-Dade63871
Monroe628
Nassau202
Okaloosa415
Orange27936
Osceola606
Palm Beach22628
Pasco314
Pinellas9312
Polk9413
Putnam123
Santa Rosa718
Sarasota404
Seminole16117
St. Lucie404
Sumter011
St. Johns202
Taylor101
Volusia12113
Wakulla101
Totals:44567512
By LocationTotal
Fire Resue & EMS86
Hospitals352
Police Station2
Safe Haven for Newborns3
Sheriff's Station2
Other States/Countries11
Total Saved:456
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