January 2023
Dedicated to saving the precious lives of newborns from the dangers of
abandonment and assisting pregnant girls/women in crisis.
News from A Safe Haven for Newborns
Dear Safe Haven for Newborns Friend,


In this issue...
  • A Safe Haven for Newborns Proudly Serves as Florida's Safe Haven Program
  • A Look Back at 2022
  • Where Are They Now? Safe Haven Babies Growing Up and Reaching for the Stars
  • Have You Seen Our Newest Billboard?
A Safe Haven for Newborns Proudly Serves as Florida's Safe Haven Program
A Safe Haven for Newborns has served as Florida's Safe Haven program for the past 20 years, having developed partnerships among all the hospitals, fire and EMS stations, Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Department of Health and Ambulances Services, law enforcement, social services, and many other organizations.

We have gained valuable first-hand knowledge and experience among our partners. We recognize the “direct surrender” of a newborn into the hands of trained and compassionate professionals offers the best option and outcomes for both the mother and newborn infant while assuring the anonymity is properly maintained. The direct surrender allows these professionals to offer and provide immediate emergency care as well as to offer the mother a method to receive counseling and supportive services.

368 babies (360 in Florida, seven in other states and one in the country of Honduras) now have a future with their forever families.

Recently the state of Florida approved the A Safe Haven for Newborns license plate, which will create greater awareness in all 67 Florida counties.

Public awareness is saving lives.
A Look Back at 2022
Last year was a busy year for A Safe Haven for Newborns. For openers, we welcomed 13 little souls; they are Mia, Ginnie, Lisa, Roxy, Sasha, Little Frankie, Jimmy, Kirk, Ignatius, West, Clay, Rocky, and Aiden — six girls and eight boys.

Through our 24/7 confidential, multilingual helpline, we connected the expectant mothers with the agencies that offered the services they needed. And we helped others by providing much needed essential baby items.

The Florida Department of Transportation gave us the green light to offer the new A Safe Haven for Newborns specialty license plate that bears our logo. This was a very important achievement as it will allow us to further spread the word about Safe Haven for Newborns and provide another source of income for our mission.

We continue to raise public awareness through our billboards and bus benches that can be seen all around the state; and through the various community outreach programs designed to reach the young people.

After a two year hiatus, we gathered once again in November for our celebration of life gala. It was very heartwarming to be able to thank so many of you for your support in person. The event was also streamed live online for the first time reaching a wider audience. And in May, we had another sold-out golf tournament.

It was a year filled with many blessing.
Meet Kristopher and Gloria Hope
At the time of this writing, our program has already managed to save close to 400 newborns. That is, lives that would have been tragically lost if not for the existence of A Safe Haven for Newborns and its commitment and dedication to saving lives. I believe every life is precious, and it is heartwarming to see these special children being given a...

To read the complete article written by Nick Silverio that appeared in the January 2023 issue of "Global Heroes", please click on the following link  https://www.globalheroes.com/safe-haven-newborns-growing-up/
Have You Seen Our Newest Billboard?
If your travels take you through Duval County on I-10 and something familiar catches your eye -- it's our new billboard announcing the pre-voucher sale of our new speciality plate.

Just like the baby on the billboard, we are excited to present to you our new license plate. By purchasing a pre-sale voucher you too can help save a life. The purchase of the Safe Haven for Newborns plate will help to spread awareness of the Safe Haven for Newborns program and its life-saving-mission. It will also help to fund the various programs that are offered to the expectant mothers who are in need of our help.

We need to sell 3,000 pre-sale vouchers before the state will produce the specialty plates — and you can help us reach our goal and our dream of seeing the plates throughout the state. The sooner we reach our threshold the sooner the state will produce the plates.
Join us in helping to save lives.
Pre-order your A Safe Haven for Newborns
Specialty Plate today.
For details, please visit our webpage.

Your help is greatly needed.
Please consider supporting our mission through
monetary donations, in-kind donations, and the donation of your time.

For more information and how you can help, please visit our webpage.
A Safe Haven for Newborns website
is now available in Spanish too.
24/7 Helpline -- Confidential & Multilingual
Florida Helpline - 1-877-767-2229
National Helpline - 1-844-767-2229
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