BuckleUpBoston! Child Passenger Safety Program

BuckleUpBoston! (BUB) is a child passenger safety program (CPS) coordinated by the Boston Public Health Commission’s Childhood Injury Prevention Program (CIPP). The BuckleUpBoston! distribution program provides the opportunity for low-income Boston residents to have easy access to car safety seats through their community health center or hospital. Health center or hospital staff, at 22 participating distribution sites, train patients on correct car seat use and provide a seat on-site. Patients qualify for the program if they fall below poverty level or meet Massachusetts state guidelines for MassHealth (Massachusetts Medicaid program). BUB recipients are primarily Latino or African-American.

The goal of BUB is to increase awareness about CPS and usage rates of seats amongst low-income families in the city of Boston.

Every year BUB protects over 1,600 low-income children by providing their families with a free or low-cost car safety seat and training on correct use.