| | | | | | | | | TO: | Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee Members
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| Alina T. Hudak, City Manager |
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| | DATE: | March 22, 2024
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| | SUBJECT: | DISCUSS FUNDING FOR SOUTH FLORIDA SAFE HAVEN BABY BOXES IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS:
| There are currently NO South Florida Safe Sites available and now a baby in Hollywood has died. My late sister was abandoned at birth by her destitute birth parents, because they knew they couldn't take care of a baby, but because they left her in a hospital, she survived and was adopted by us at six months.
The cost to install boxes and train personnel is just $15,000. Given the realities of the
increasingly difficult choices facing struggling families in this state, providing a safe harbor in a fire station seems to be the least that we can do.
As a community, we extend ourselves significantly for adults who are on the street, as we should; this small step would provide an equally compassionate extension of a helping hand when needed for people in a different sort of life crisis.
https://www.wlrn.org/health/2024-01-25/south-florida-safe-haven-baby-boxes
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| | | | | | | | | Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? | | Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds? | | | No | | No | |
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