South Elgin & Countryside Fire Protection District stations are safe havens when staff are present.
If you are pregnant, or know someone who is pregnant, and desperate, help is available. An unwanted pregnancy can be a traumatic experience. You may have overwhelming feelings of isolation, fear, or shame that could lead to irrational thoughts or acts such as unsafely abandoning your baby.
Each year in Illinois, there are disturbing reports of newborns found in dumpsters or other unsafe places. We know that unfortunately, half of unsafely abandoned newborns end up dead. But in Illinois, the Safe Haven law offers a safe option for parents.
Safe Haven Helpline
888-510-BABY
(888-510-2229)
Under Illinois’ Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act – known as the Safe Haven Law – unharmed infants 30 days old or younger can be handed to staff at a Safe Haven – a Police Station (including Campus Police), Fire Station, Hospital or Emergency Medical Facility. No questions asked. You don’t have to give your name. The police will not be called. Your baby will get medical care and be adopted.
Please click here to view the informational brochures regarding Baby Safe Havens.
Please visit the Save Abandoned Babies website for more information.
If you are pregnant, or know someone who is pregnant, and desperate, help is available. An unwanted pregnancy can be a traumatic experience. You may have overwhelming feelings of isolation, fear, or shame that could lead to irrational thoughts or acts such as unsafely abandoning your baby.
Each year in Illinois, there are disturbing reports of newborns found in dumpsters or other unsafe places. We know that unfortunately, half of unsafely abandoned newborns end up dead. But in Illinois, the Safe Haven law offers a safe option for parents.
Safe Haven Helpline
888-510-BABY
(888-510-2229)
Under Illinois’ Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act – known as the Safe Haven Law – unharmed infants 30 days old or younger can be handed to staff at a Safe Haven – a Police Station (including Campus Police), Fire Station, Hospital or Emergency Medical Facility. No questions asked. You don’t have to give your name. The police will not be called. Your baby will get medical care and be adopted.
Please click here to view the informational brochures regarding Baby Safe Havens.
Please visit the Save Abandoned Babies website for more information.
Station 21
1090 W. Spring Street
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-741-2141
Station 22
2055 McDonald Road
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-531-8641
Station 23
498A South Elgin Boulevard
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-648-9401
1090 W. Spring Street
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-741-2141
Station 22
2055 McDonald Road
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-531-8641
Station 23
498A South Elgin Boulevard
South Elgin, IL 60177
Phone: 847-648-9401