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Arvin proclaims February 2026 Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month; coalition cites 105 local surrenders
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Summary
The council issued a proclamation recognizing Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month and the local coalition; a coalition speaker told the council that "locally, as of December 2025, 105 babies have been safely surrendered."
The Arvin City Council on Feb. 10 read a proclamation declaring February 2026 as Safe Surrender Baby Awareness Month and recognized the Safety Surrender Baby Coalition and partner agencies for outreach efforts.
Mayor Calderon recited the law's history as read in the proclamation, saying the safe-surrender law took effect Jan. 1, 2001 and was extended permanently Jan. 1, 2006. The proclamation named local partners including First 5 Kern County, the Kern County Fire Department, Bakersfield City Fire Department, Adventist Health Hospitals, Clinica Sierra Vista and Kern Family Health Care.
A representative of the Safety Surrender Baby Coalition thanked the council and, speaking about local outcomes, said, "Locally, as of December 2025, 105 babies have been safely surrendered and given the chance for a brighter future." Kern County Fire Division Chief Gary Blake also spoke in support of the coalition.
The proclamation is an official recognition of the coalition's outreach work; no policy action or funding decision was made at the meeting.
