The “wall breaking” for the new Safe Haven Baby Box at the City of Covington Fire Department happened earlier this week! Congratulations to Amy Barkerding who has led the effort to make this happen.

Louisiana Right to Life has  been proud to financially support the effort. If you don’t know, a Safe Haven Baby Box offers a compassionate and secure option for mothers in crisis & their infants! A similar box is being installed at the City of Slidell Fire Station. Safe Haven boxes are designed to prevent illegal abandonment of a new born and to give their mothers confidentiality in dire situation.

The Louisiana Safe Haven Law provides a safe alternative to parents who feel they have no alternative but to abandon, or worse, kill their infants. It allows for parents to safely give up custody of an infant up to 60 days old with no questions asked. Learn more about Safe Haven on the Department of Children and Family Services website.