HMH Safe Haven Baby Box to be blessed Wednesday at 2 pm

The 11th Safe Haven Baby Box in Arkansas will be blessed Wednesday, October 5th at 2pm. The blessing will be held at the Howard Memorial Hospital, located at 130 Medical Circle, here in Nashville, and is open to the public.

Speakers are Monica Kelsey, Safe Haven Baby Boxes Founder, CEO, Debra Wright, Chairman of HMH Foundation, Gary Dan Futrell, CNO, Paula Mitchell, and DHS, Leah Thomas.

There will be a blessing and remarks by Minister Kevin Sartin. 

The Safe Haven Baby Box is an opportunity for a mother in crisis to give her baby a better future and a loving family while legally protecting her identity.

Since 2017, 21 babies have been surrendered inside Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Nationwide, 122 surrenders have resulted from calls to the Safe Haven Baby Boxes national hotline. Seven Baby Box surrenders have occurred so far this year. 

The Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization offers a Safe Haven National Crisis Hotline and is available 24/7/365 days a year. That number is 1-866-99BABY1.