Will Baby Surrender Drop Off Boxes Be Coming To Michigan Soon?

Being a parent is hard. Depending on life circumstances, someone may not be able to or ready to have a child. However, because of that reason, the baby may be given up in a dangerous situation.

According to National Safe Haven Alliance,

"every year infants are illegally abandoned in the U.S. In 2021, 31 babies were placed in dumpsters, found in backpacks, or discarded in other dangerous locations."

There is an organization that is helping to allow parents to safely surround their children.

Safe Haven Law

Michigan has its version of a safe haven law. It is called Safe Delivery.

"Safe Delivery is a law which allows a parent or parents to safely and legally surrender their newborn, no more than 3 days old. A newborn may be given to a uniformed employee who is inside and on duty at any hospital, fire department, police station, or to an emergency medical technician or paramedic by calling 9-1-1. The newborn will be placed for adoption."

The hotline for this is: 866-733-7733

Safe Haven Baby Boxes

What is a baby box? You may be concerned by solely the name.

Since its start in 2016, Safe Haven Baby Boxes has helped over 130 surrenders nationwide. There are 148 Safe Haven Baby Boxes in the country.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes says,

"A Baby Box is a safety device provided for under state's Safe Haven Law and legally permits a mother in crisis to safely, securely, and anonymously surrender if they are unable to care for their newborn. A Baby Box is installed in an exterior wall of a designated fire station or hospital. It has an exterior door that automatically locks upon the placement of a newborn inside the Baby Box, and an interior door that allows a medical staff member to secure the surrender newborn from inside the designated building."

There is also a hotline that gives women the chance to talk to trained professionals so they can surrender their babies safely.

1-866-99BABY1

Safe Haven Baby Boxes Locations

Unfortunately, as of now, Michigan does not have any Safe Haven Baby Box locations.

However, there are locations in surrounding states, such as Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Indiana Locations

• Box #1: Woodburn City Fire Department: 22731 Main St, Woodburn, IN 46797
• Box #2: Coolspring TWP Fire Department-7111 W 400 N., Michigan City, IN 46360

• Box #3: Decatur TWP Fire Department- 3750 Foltz St., Indianapolis, IN 46221

• Box #5: Chesterton Fire Department- 702 Broadway, Chesterton, IN 46304

• Box #6: North Vernon Fire Department- 2000 North Madison Ave., North Vernon, IN 47265

• Box #7: Carmel Fire Department Station 45- 10701 N College Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46280

• ​Box #9: Franciscan Health Michigan City- 3500 Franciscan Way, Michigan City, IN 46360.

• Box #10: Mount Vernon Fire Department- 311 College Street, Mt Vernon, IN 47620
•  Box #11: Seymour Fire Department #3- 605 Meadowbrook Drive, Seymour IN 47274
• Box #13: Turkey Creek Fire Territory Station #2- 8138 E. McClintic Road, Syracuse, IN. 46567 

• Box #14: Warsaw Fire Station #2- 2204 E Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580

• Box #18: Vernon Township Fire Station #3- 600 Vitality Drive, Fortville, IN 46040

• Box #19: Crown Point Fire Station- 126 N. East St., Crown Point, IN 46307

• Box #20: Angola Fire Station- 202 W. Gilmore Street, Angola, IN 46703

• Box #21:  Frankfort Fire Station- 257 South Clay Street, Frankfort, IN 46041
• Box #22: New Haven Fire Station- 910 Hartzell Rd., New Haven, IN 46774

• Box #24: Connersville Fire Station #4- 124 South Fountain Street, Connersville, IN 47331

• Box #25: White River Township Fire Station #4-366 North Morgantown Road, Greenwood, IN 46142

• Box #26: Portage Fire Station #2- 6275 Old Porter Road, Portage, IN 46368

• Box #27: Hobart Fire Station #2- 2411 W. Old Ridge Road, Hobart, IN 46342

• Box #28: Kokomo Fire Station #1- 215 W Superior St., Kokomo, IN  46901

• Box #29: Margaret Mary Health - 321 Mitchell Avenue, Batesville, IN 47006
• Box #30: Valparaiso Fire Station #1- 205 E. Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, IN 46383
• Box #31: Owen County Ems-367 State Hwy 46 West, Spencer, IN. 47460
• Box #33: Franciscan Health East-1701 Creasey Lane, Lafayette, IN 47905
• Box #34: Decatur Fire Department- 206 South 7th Street, Decatur, IN 46733
• Box #35: Logansport Fire Station-630 High Street, Logansport, IN 46947
• Box #36: Lake Station Fire Department- ​1876 Fairview Avenue, Lake Station, IN 46405

• Box #37: Kendallville Fire Station 2- 304 E. North Street, Kendallville, IN 46755

• Box #38: Auburn Fire Department-902 S. Grandstaff Drive, Auburn, IN 46706

• Box #39: Mooresville Fire Department- 415 East State Road 144,    ​Mooresville, IN 46158​

• Box #40: Vincennes Fire Station #1- 928 Vigo Street​,  Vincennes, IN 47591​
• Box #41: Shelbyville Fire Station #1- 40 W Broadway St., Shelbyville, IN 46176
• Box #42: Lowell Vol. Fire Department- 1331 E Commercial Ave., Lowell, IN 46356
• Box #43: Lawrenceburg Fire Department- 300 W Tate St., Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
• Box #44: Merrilville Fire Department- 18 W 73rd Ave., Merrillville, IN 46410
• Box #45: New Castle Fire Department- 229 N Main St., New Castle, IN 47362

• Box #46: Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Ferdinand Ambulance Station-  202 E. 3rd Street, Ferdinand, IN 47532

• Box #47: Lebanon Public Safety Building / Fire Station 11 - 975 Lasley Dr., Lebanon, IN 46052

• Box #48: Clarksville Fire Station, #1-106 E Stansifer Ave., Clarksville, IN 47129
• Box #49: Wabash Fire Department Training Center - 1000 N. Wabash St., Wabash, IN 46992
• Box #50: Muncie Fire Station 1 -421 East Jackson Street, Muncie, IN 47305
• Box #51: Westfield Fire Station #83 -17944 Grassy Branch Rd., Westfield, IN 46074
• Box #52: Gary Fire Department Engine Company #5-4959 Pennsylvania St., Gary, IN 46409
• Box #54: Kings Daughters' Health, EMS Annex Building- 600 West St., Madison, IN 47250
• Box #55: Danville Fire Station 192- 100 Twinbridges Road, Danville, IN 46122
• Box #57: Harrison Township Fire Department; Station 1-120 Hilltop Dr., Corydon, IN 47112
• Box #58: Marion General Hospital (MGH) - 441 N Wabash Ave., Marion, IN 46952
• Box #59: Boonville Fire Department-410 S 4th St., Boonville, IN 47601
• Box #63: Brownsburg Fire Territory Fire Station 131 -55 E Main St., Brownsburg, IN 46112
• Box #64: Sugar Creek Fire Department Station 41 -- 375 West National Avenue, West Terre Haute, IN 47885
• Box #65: Putnam County EMS -- 513 S Bloomington St., Greencastle, IN 46135
• Box #66: Schererville Fire Station #2 -- 280 Plum Creek Dr., Schererville, IN 46375

• Box #67: Huntington Fire Station #3 -- 1333 Etna Ave., Huntington, IN 46750

• Box #68: Martinsville Fire Department- 160 W Morgan St., Martinsville, IN 46151
• Box 69: Franklin Fire Station #22 - 1800 Thornburg Lane, Franklin, IN 46131  
• Box 70: Greensburg Fire Department, Station 1 -528 N Ireland St., Greensburg, IN 47240
• Box 71: Franciscan Health Rensselaer- 1104 E. Grace St., Rensselaer, IN 47978
• Box 72: Bedford City Fire Department Headquarters-1900 H Street, Bedford, IN. 47421
• Box 73: Cleveland Township Fire Department - 29515 County Road 6, Elkhart, IN 46514
• Box 76: Lafayette Township Fire Protection District - 4002 Scottsville Road, Floyds Knobs,N 47119
• Box #77: Jeffersonville Fire Station #3 -1603 Truckers Blvd., Jeffersonville, IN 47130
• Box #79: Wayne Township Fire Department - 5401 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46241
• Box #85: Terre Haute Fire Department Station #5: 28 South 9th Street, Terre Haute, IN 47807
• Box #86: Evansville Fire Station #3: 310 N. Fourth Ave., Evansville, IN 47710
• Box #87: Evansville Fire Station #16: 2801 Washington Avenue, Evansville, IN. 47710
• Box #88: Princeton Fire Territory- 500 North Embree St., Princeton, IN 47670
• Box #89: Plymouth Fire Department- 111 N Center St., Plymouth, IN 46563
• Box #90: Paoli Volunteer Fire Department- 1124 W Main Street, Paoli, IN 47454

• Box #91: Rochester Fire Department-2006 East State Road 14, Rochester, IN 46975
• Box #92: Linton Fire Department-230 N.W. A St., Linton, IN 47441
• Box #93: South Bend Fire Station #11- 3505 N. Bendix Dr., South Bend, IN 46628.
• Box 94: Bluffton Fire Department-204 E Market St., Bluffton, IN 46714
• Box #95: Franciscan Health Crawfordsville- 1710 Lafayette Road, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
• Box #99: Monticello Fire Department-911 W South Street, Monticello IN 47960
• Box #100: Zionsville Fire Station 92-998 S U.S. 421, Zionsville IN, 46077
• Box #104: Hanover Twp Volunteer FD- 419 W Lagrange Rd., Hanover, IN 47243
• Box #107: Lutheran Downtown Hospital- 702 Van Buren St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802
• Box #109: Plainfield Fire Territory Station 122- 565 Moon Rd., Plainfield, IN 46168
• Box #110: Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department-105 Doc Hamilton Blvd., Mitchell, IN 47446
• Box #112: Scott County EMS -1468 Scott Valley Drive, Scottsburg, In. 47170
• Box #113: Elwood Fire Department -1505 South B Street, Elwood, IN 46036
• Box #115: Switzerland County Emergency Response -809 East Main St., Vevay, IN 47043
• Box #117: Washington County Ambulance Service-1013 Webb Street, Salem, IN 47167
• Box #122: Mishawaka Fire Station #3-333 E. Douglas Rd., Mishawaka, IN 46545
• Box #124: Ligonier Fire Station-100 N. Cavin Street, Ligonier, Indiana 46767
• Box #126: Portland Fire Department-1616 N Franklin St., Portland IN 47371
• Box #128: Edgewood Fire Department- 3323 Nichol Ave., Anderson, IN 46011
•  Box #129: Aboite TWP Fire Station #2 -4233 Coventry Lane, Fort Wayne, IN. 46814
• Box #130: Georgetown TWP Fire Department Station #1 -8910 S. R. 64, Georgetown, IN 47122
• Box #131: Monroe Fire Protection District Station #25 -5081 N Old State Rd. 37, Bloomington, IN 47408
• Box #136:  Greenfield Fire Territory Station 422 -210 W New Rd. Greenfield, IN 46140
• Box #139: Sunman Area Life Squad -403 N Meridian St
  Sunman, IN 47041
• Box #141: Berne Public Safety Building- 1160 W. Main St Berne, IN 46711
• Box #144: New Albany Fire Station #5- 2557 Charlestown Rd New Albany, IN 47150
• Box #148: Fishers Fire Station #397- 15109 E 136th St, Fishers, IN 46037
• Box #150: Versailles EMS- 727 West Hopewell Rd Versailles, Indiana 47042
• Box #151: Milan EMS- 212 Maple Street Milan, Indiana 47031

Ohio Locations

• Box #4: Hicksville Community Hospital- 208 N., Columbus St, Hicksville, OH 43526

• Box #8: Van Wert Health-  1250 S Washington St., Van Wert, OH 45891

• Box #16: Defiance Fire Department- 702 W 3rd St., Defiance, OH 43512

•  Box #97: Delhi TWP Fire Headquarters -697 Neeb Road, Cincinnati, OH 45233
• Box #118: Troy  Fire Department Station #11- 110 E Canal St., Troy, OH, 45373
• Box #125: St. Rita's Medical Center-730 W. Market Street, Lima, OH, 45801

Kentucky Locations

• Box #74: Okolona Fire Station #1 - 8501 Preston Highway, Louisville, KY 40219
• Box #78: Zoneton Fire Protection District - 5328 North Preston Highway, Shepherdsville KY 40165
• Box #80: Fern Creek Fire & EMS Station 1 -6200 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40291

• Box #81: South Oldham Fire Department -6310 Old LaGrange Road, Crestwood, KY 40014
• Box #96: Fort Mitchell Fire Department -2355 Dixie Highway, Fort Mitchell, KY, 41017
• Box #98: Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Station #3 -8508 Terry Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40258
• Box #102: Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Station #5 - 4603 Cane Run Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40216
• Box #105: Louisville Fire Department - Engine Co. No. 6- 2500 Griffiths Avenue, Louisville, KY. 40212
• Box #106: Mt. Washington Fire Station 1-772 N Bardstown Rd.,  Mt. Washington KY 40047
• Box #111: Okolona Fire District Station #3 -1714 Rangeland Road, Louisville, KY 40219
• Box #114: Owensboro Health Muhlenberg EMS-504 Doss Drive, Powderly, KY 42367
• Box #116: Radcliff Fire Department-604 South Wilson Rd., Radcliff KY, 40160
• Box #119: Shively Fire Department-1800 Park Road, Shively, Ky. 40216
• Box #121: Simpsonville Fire Department- 121 Citizens Blvd., Simpsonville, KY 40067
• Box #132: Bowling Green Fire Department- 385 Lovers Lane, Bowling Green KY, 42013
• Box #133: Louisville Fire Department Engine 16 Truck 3- 1500 S. Sixth Street, Louisville, KY, 40208
• Box #147: Corbin Fire Department- 805 South Main Street, Corbin, KY 40701
• Box #149: Hebron Fire Protection District- 3120 North Bend Road, Hebron, KY 41048

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