A Safe Haven for Newborns

What A Safe Haven for Newborns does

A Safe Haven for Newborns, legally operated as The Gloria M. Silverio Foundation (a 501(c)(3) established in 2001), is a Florida-based nonprofit that prevents infant abandonment and supports pregnant girls and women in crisis. The organization runs a 24/7 confidential multilingual helpline (Florida: 1-877-767-2229; National: 1-844-767-2229) and a Safe Surrender Program that has facilitated the direct placement of 437 infants with trained health professionals at designated hospitals and fire/EMS stations. It also delivers free web-based professional training (with C.E.U. credits) to over 25,000 hospital and first-responder staff, assists with private licensed adoptions (75 mothers to date), and operates awareness campaigns including statewide billboards and a student community service app.

The underlying technology is modest and operationally focused: a multilingual referral helpline backed by an extensive referral database, and a free web-based training platform for professionals. The organization does not develop proprietary software products; its core 'platform' is a network of physical drop-off points (all 67 Florida counties) combined with trained personnel and legal-statutory protections under Florida Safe Haven Law. Distribution is achieved through 24/7 helplines, hospitals, fire/EMS stations, the Florida Department of Children and Families, and an e-commerce storefront for branded merchandise (t-shirts, decals, wristbands, pins, license plate holders, music CDs).

The organization generates no service fees; revenue comes from individual and corporate donations, grants, branded merchandise sales (priced $5–$30 per unit), and a Florida-approved Specialty License Plate program ($33 pre-sale voucher). It is currently raising a $5 million capital campaign ('Bricks of Hope') for a permanent Miami headquarters. Go-to-market is community-led, with paid headcount of 1–10 supplemented by ambassadors, student volunteers, and event-driven fundraising (annual galas, golf tournaments, 5K runs).

Name

A Safe Haven for Newborns

Legal name

The Gloria M. Silverio Foundation

Website

https://asafehavenfornewborns.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

A Safe Haven for Newborns is a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a 24/7 multilingual crisis helpline and Safe Surrender Program across all 67 Florida counties. It serves pregnant women in crisis, trains hospital and fire/EMS staff, and facilitates anonymous placement of newborns with trained health professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crisis Pregnancy and Infant Safe Haven Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Infant & Toddler Health, Safety & Safeguarding Programs (EDACAGAL)

Keywords

• Crisis pregnancy support
• Newborn safe surrender
• Nonprofit crisis helpline
• Adoption referral services
• Infant abandonment prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: The organization relies mainly on donations and grants from individuals and organizations to maintain life-saving activities throughout Florida. All services are provided free of charge.
2. Merchandise Sales: E-commerce store selling branded merchandise including t-shirts, decals, wristbands, and music CD. All proceeds support the organization's mission.
3. Specialty License Plate Program: State of Florida approved specialty license plate generating revenue for programs. Pre-sale voucher fee of $33 with goal of 3,000 vouchers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

A Safe Haven for Newborns operates a 24/7 multilingual confidential helpline and Safe Surrender Program that facilitates the anonymous placement of infants with trained health professionals at designated hospitals and 24-hour fire/EMS stations across all 67 Florida counties. The organization also provides free web-based professional training to first responders, adoption assistance connecting birth mothers with adoptive families, community outreach campaigns, and statewide advocacy for Safe Haven laws. All crisis support services are provided free of charge, with revenue derived from donations, grants, merchandise sales, and a specialty license plate program.

Product overview

A Safe Haven for Newborns (operated by The Gloria M. Silverio Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive suite of services to prevent infant abandonment and support pregnant women in crisis. The core offerings center on a 24/7 confidential multilingual helpline, a Safe Surrender Program facilitating direct infant placement at designated locations, free web-based professional training for hospitals and fire/EMS stations, and adoption assistance services. The organization also operates an e-commerce store selling branded merchandise (teddy bear t-shirts, decals, wristbands, pins, license plate holders, and the 'Imagine Me' song CD) to fund programs. Additional programs include community outreach campaigns, a student community service app, a specialty license plate program, and the National Safe Haven Alliance for nationwide advocacy. The organization does not charge for any of its services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Multilingual Confidential Helpline Confidential 24/7 multilingual referral helpline that provides one-on-one assistance to pregnant girls and women in crisis, connecting them with counseling, parenting resources, health services, adoption support, and Safe Haven placement options.
• Safe Surrender Program Coordinates the anonymous placement of infants with trained health professionals at designated Safe Haven drop-off locations (hospitals and 24-hour fire/EMS stations), protecting parental anonymity as allowed by law.
• Free Online Professional Training Free web-based training program for hospital and fire/EMS personnel on Safe Haven law and surrender procedures, awarding C.E.U.s or training credits to staff who may receive Safe Haven babies.
• Adoption Assistance Services Assists birth mothers with private licensed adoption, helping connect newborns with adoptive families and providing support for special needs children.
• Community Outreach and Public Awareness Campaigns Statewide community outreach including public awareness campaigns, educational materials, billboards with 24-hour helpline messaging, school video contests, and presentations to reach pregnant women before crisis stage.
• Student Community Service Hours App

Quantifiable outcome

• 437 infants safely surrendered to trained health professionals
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Fire Chiefs AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2004Partnership with Florida fire service to receive Safe Haven babies at 24-hour staffed fire stations statewide. President Kingman Schuldt commends Nick Silverio's dedicated and compassionate group working to eliminate child abandonment.
• National Safe Haven AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational alliance that promotes Safe Haven laws and increases awareness on both local and national levels. Works to publicize Safe Haven laws by supporting Safe Haven organizations nationally and partnering with like-minded organizations to provide compassionate and safe alternatives for parents and newborns.
• Florida HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospitals serve as safe haven drop-off locations with decals posted. Training provided to hospital staff on safe haven procedures.
• Florida Dept of Children and Families (DCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in the safe haven alliance working to protect newborns and assist mothers. DCF is part of the coordinated response network.
• Memorial Healthcare SystemminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExecutive V.P. & C.O.O. Aurelio Fernandez stated: 'We are pleased to support Safe Haven for Newborns. We know this initiative will have a positive impact in our community because the children are the future of this world.'
• Health Foundation of South FloridaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresident Steve Marcus stated: 'A truly amazing organization that is making a real difference - Their efforts will have an impact into eternity.'
• Miami HEAT Charitable FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmerald Sponsor ($10,000) for 2019 5K Walk for Safe Haven for Newborns. Industry exclusivity across top tier sponsorship levels.
• Magical Butterfly ReleasesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNet profits from live butterfly release services are donated to A Safe Haven for Newborns. Provides butterfly releases for events as memorable tribute alternatives.
• Coastal ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerContributed imaginative rendering for the Bricks of Hope New Home Building Capital Campaign. Designed by John Murphy Jr.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bethany Christian Services: Large national adoption and foster care agency also providing pregnancy counseling; comparable in the adoption-assistance and crisis-pregnancy counseling services A Safe Haven provides, though at materially larger scale and broader service scope.
• Catholic Charities USA: Large national network of social service agencies including pregnancy support, adoption, and family services; comparable as a faith-affiliated, donation-funded social services network serving pregnant women and children in crisis.
• Heartbeat International: Large umbrella network of crisis pregnancy centers operating across the U.S.; comparable because it serves pregnant women in crisis with counseling and resources, overlapping with A Safe Haven's helpline and referral function but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Care Net: National nonprofit network of approximately 1,100 pregnancy resource centers providing counseling, parenting support, and material aid; comparable as it serves the same pregnant-women-in-crisis segment via a similar nonprofit, donation-funded service model.

Direct peers

• Birthright International: Nonprofit offering free, confidential support to women experiencing unplanned pregnancies through local chapters; comparable in mission, free-service model, and hotline-based delivery to pregnant women in crisis.
• National Safe Haven Alliance: National umbrella organization that A Safe Haven for Newborns is part of; promotes Safe Haven laws across the U.S. and supports state-level Safe Haven organizations with the same mission of preventing infant abandonment through education and anonymous surrender options.

Emerging players

• Nurse-Family Partnership: National nonprofit providing nurse home visits to first-time at-risk mothers; comparable in mission of supporting at-risk mothers and newborns with measurable maternal-infant outcomes, though delivered via paid public-health nurses rather than crisis hotlines.

Others

• National Council For Adoption: Advocacy and education nonprofit focused on adoption policy and awareness; comparable as an ecosystem participant working to expand safe adoption pathways, an outcome that overlaps with A Safe Haven's adoption assistance services.

Regional players

• Texas Safe Haven: Texas-focused Safe Haven baby program providing newborn surrender services, training, and crisis support; a regional peer operating a similar newborn surrender and professional training model in a different geography than A Safe Haven's Florida base.
• Children's Home Society of California: California-based adoption and family services nonprofit serving expectant mothers; a regional peer with overlapping mission of adoption assistance and crisis pregnancy support but operating primarily on the West Coast.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/asafehavenfornewborns
• Xx.com/haven4newborns
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asafehavenfornewborns

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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