VIDEO: Albion is now the home of a new Safe Haven Baby Drop Box.
“So, back in 1973, there was no Safe Haven Law, and I was abandoned two hours after my birth mom gave birth to me. I wanted to take my pain, and take my story, and turn it into something better for someone else because I can’t change what happened to me,” said Monica Kelsey, the founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
Her idea started with the Safe Haven Law that lets parents drop off their babies at specific places without being punished.
It's now become a warm, secure drop off box with over two hundred locations across the country, according to Kelsey.
“Now, here we are. We’re getting about a baby every 21 days in one of our boxes. It’s working.”
Once a baby is dropped off, the door is locked, and first responders are alerted.