Installation began Tuesday of a Safe Haven Baby Box at Owensboro Fire Department Station 1. Officials said the plan is to have the box operational within the next few weeks.
A Safe Haven Baby Box will officially be making its way to Owensboro after successful
Fundraising efforts to bring a box to Owensboro culminated in late March, with a local family help raising the final $8,000 needed to cover the project.
The boxes, which must be installed at Safe Haven locations such as a staffed hospital or fire station, have an alarm system that signals a newborn has been placed inside. This allows a parent to surrender their child safely, anonymously, and securely if they cannot take care of the newborn.
Baby boxes were approved for the state of Kentucky after House Bill 155 was passed in 2022. That’s when Stacey Davis, executive director of Right To Life of Owensboro, launched the fundraising campaign to get one in Owensboro.
“It’s important that these babies are not just thrown in dumpsters. Our goal is to save lives,” Davis said in May 2022.
Fire Station 1 is located at the corner of 9th and Locust streets.
