An Indiana town is receiving its first drop-off baby box where parents can surrender the infants they cannot care for, according to a report.
South Bend’s Fire Station 11 will be the recipient of St. Joseph County’s first Safe Haven Baby Box.
The box is climate controlled, has proper lighting, and holds a hospital-grade bassinet, the report noted.
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If and when a child is placed in the box, a silent alarm is activated, and firefighters will be there for the infant in roughly five minutes.
A blessing ceremony for the box will take place Thursday around noon, and the public is invited to attend, according to the report.
Indiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, and Ohio all have Safe Haven Baby Boxes, and South Bend’s will be the 93rd box to be installed in the nation.
At least 14 children have been left in baby boxes since 2019, and the concept for the technology was the brainchild of Monica Kelsey, according to the report.
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Kelsey was deserted when she was an infant, and her life goal is to end infant abandonment through safe haven laws and the option of anonymous safe surrender.
