December 19, 2024
Areas suffering from medical deserts, especially those with little or no OB/GYN services, are vulnerable communities for Safe Haven Baby Box campaigns, so it is no surprise that many boxes are located in rural or small towns that lack comprehensive healthcare. At the moment, however, it appears that SHBB Inc does not explicitly target those areas. This, of course, can change. Currently, boxes are doled out on a first-come-first-serve basis. Anyone can start a campaign and raise funds to pay for lease and installation and can obtain a box when finances and installation procedures plans are in place. (Fundraising and installation in theory must follow SHBB Inc rules and state regulations.)
Below is a list by state and then city/county of known proposed/approved baby box locations or locations where fundraising campaigns are active. Certainly, there are more locations that we don’t know about. This information is taken from news articles, press releases, and social media and will be updated frequently.
On June 6, 2024, Monica Kelsey said they there are 60 new boxes “out there” in various stages of testing.
- See Safe Haven Baby Box Promoters Page for information on donors and supporters.
- See State pages for news stories and other details
- See the Legislation page for up-to-date legislative news
Alabama
- Boaz/Marshall-Etowah
- Auburn/Lee
- Foley/Baldwin
- Birmingham/Jefferson
- Decatur/Morgan
- Hoover/Jefferson
- Mobile/Mobile (1 box installed ; at least 1 other planned)
- Montgomery/Montgomery
- Moulton/Lawrence
- Orange Beach/Baldwin
- Oxford/Calhoun
- Paragould/Greene
- Sherwood/Montgomery
- Talladega/Talladega
Arizona
- Scottsdale/Maricopa
Arkansas
- Batesville area/Independence
- East End/Saline
- Newport/Jackson
Florida
- Bradenton/Manatee (City Ordinance) (1 for pilot program; more might be added later)
- Bronson/Levy (City Ordinance)
- Chiefland/Levy (City Ordinance)
- Collier County (County Ordinance)
- Crestview/Okaloosa (City Ordinance)
- Inverness/Citrus (City Ordinance)
- Lecanto/Citrus (City Ordinance)
- Ocala/Marion (City Ordinance) (for all fire stations)
- Palm Coast /Flagler(City Ordinance)
- Port St. Lucie/St. Lucie (City Ordinance)
Georgia
- No other information that “we are working on it.”
Idaho
- Bonner County
- many more locations” according to media
Indiana
- Anderson/Madison (may be dead)
- Celestine/DuBois
- Edinburgh/Johnson
- Fremont/Steuben
- Goshen/Elkhart
- Hebron/Porter
- Huntertown/Allen
- Jasper/DuBois
- New Palestine
- Penn Township/St.Joseph
- Spencer County (other than Spencer)
- Westfield/Hamilton
- Williamsport/Warren
Iowa
- Savannah/Andrew
Kansas
- Hutchinson/Reno (1 open/1 pending)
- McPherson/McPherson
- Ottowa/Frankin
- Salina/Saline
Kentucky
- Ashland/Boyd
- Berea/Madison
- Brandenburg/Meade
- Campbell County (no known location)
- Florence/Boone
- Hardinsburg/Breckenridge
- Lexington/Fayette
- Leitchfield/Grayson
- Madisonville/Hopkins
- Mason County
- McLean County
- Middlesboro/Bell
- Murray/Calloway
- Winchester/Clark/
Maine
- Caribou/Aroostook
- Madawaska/Aroostook
- Rumford/Oxford
Michigan
- Hayes Township/Charlevoix (City Ordinance)
- Monroe/Monroe (City Ordinance)
Mississippi
- Booneville/Prentiss
- Columbus/Lowdnes
- Gluckstadt/Madison
- Hattiesburg/Forrest
- Mendenhall/Simpson
- Meridian/Lauderdale
- Picayune/Pearl River
- Tupelo/Lee
Missouri
- Cape Girardeau/Scott
- Cedar Hill/Jefferson
- Jefferson City/Cole
- Joplin/Jasper /Newton
- Maries County
- Mehlville/St. Louis (2nd box)
- O’Fallon/St Charles
- Osage Ambulance District/Osage
- Sikeston/Scott
Nebraska
- Bellvue/Sarpy
New Mexico
- Artesia/Eddy (City Ordinance)
- Clovis/Curry (City Ordinance)
- Farmington/San Juan (City Ordinance)
- Grants/Cibola (City Ordinance)
- Silver (City Ordinance)
North Carolina
- Kingston/Lenoir (City Ordinance)
- Sylva/Jackson (City Ordinance)
Ohio
- Chillicothe/Ross
- Cleveland/Cuyahoga
- Deerfield Township/Warren (3 boxes)
- Kenton/Hardin
- Lawrence County
- Pioneer/Williams (approved, but unable to follow through due to PT status of fire station)
- Plain City/Madison and Union
- Port Clinton/Ottawa
- Seville-Guilford/Medina
- Springfield Township/Lucas
- Tiffin./Seneca (probably dead)
Oklahoma
- Ardmore/Spencer
- Tulsa/Tulsa
Oregon
- reportedly working on city ordinance in unnamed location
Pennsylvania
- Chambersburg/Franklin
- Corry/Erie
- McConnelsburg/Fulton
South Carolina
- Myrtle Beach/ Horry
South Dakota
- Mitchell/Davison
Tennessee
- Bristol/Sullivan
- Dickson County
- East Ridge/Hamilton
- Greenville/Greene
- Jackson/Madison (Box #3)
- Kingsport/Sullivan
- Pleasant View/Cheatham
- Rutherford/Gibson
- Smyrna/Rutherford
- South Clinton/Anderson
Texas
- College Station/Brazos
- Covenant/
- Ennis/Ennis
- Fort Worth/Tarrant
- Gatesville/Coryell
- Lakeway/Orange
- Lubbock/Lubbock (1 installed; 3 to go)
- Odessa/Ector
- San Antonio/Bexar (12 boxes)
- San Angelo/Tom Green
- Seminole/Gaines
Virginia
- Bristol/Sullivan, TN/Washington, VA (split city)
- reportedly 5 boxes will be sent to unnamed Virginia locations
West Virginia
- Huntington/Cabell
- Morgantown/Monongalia (1 installed; another pending?)
- Wheeling/Ohio (1) (1 already installed)
Wisconsin
- Chippewa Falls /Chippewa
- Edgertown/Rock
- Lake/Columbia-Sauk
- Madison/Dane
- Marshfield/Wood/Marathon
- Whitewater/Walworth & Jefferson
Canada
Alberta
- Cold Lake/Bonneyville (SHBB Inc)
Ontario
- Clarington
- Niagara
- Pelham
- Sault Ste Marie,
Updated: December 19, 2024