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| Bishops Endorse Work of 'Safe Haven' |
Organization that helps abandoned newborns receives letter of support from Florida 's bishops.
“Baby Gloria,” saved through A Safe Haven for Newborns, is now two years old and living with adoptive parents in Kentucky. COURTESY PHOTO
Florida 's bishops have issued a letter of encouragement and support for A Safe Haven for Newborns, an organization created to save babies from abandonment in trash bins or other out-of-the-way places that put their lives in peril.
“The vision and the hope of this program are very encouraging to us,” the bishops wrote in their letter. “We are grateful for your efforts and encouraged by your success in saving individual lives.
Yours is a special and unique contribution to the growing effort in our state that emphasizes the sanctity of life. Your efforts, and those of all involved in A Safe Haven for Newborns, play an important role in strengthening the fabric of our society, actively defending human life and protecting human dignity in these most special circumstances.”
While energized by this show of support, Nick Silverio, a Miami resident and founder of A Safe Haven for Newborns, says,
“We have a long way to go. It is a never-ending process. While we have 41 chapters statewide, we have 26 more we would like to get on board.” (One chapter for each county in Florida .)