Safe Haven Baby Boxes
The new mom didn’t know what to do. She was alone with her newborn baby and knew she was unable to care for her child.
Fortunately, the mom saw a Baby Box billboard, sponsored by Right to Life of North Central Indiana, with a hotline number on it. She called the number and the person on the other end of the call talked her through the process of surrendering her child. Since, at the time, there was no baby box in her region, the surrender took place in a business parking lot near her home. A family from Southern Indiana adopted the girl and named her Nola.
Right to Life of North Central Indiana has been promoting the Safe Haven hotline number since late 2018. Since then RTL of NCI has fundraised and spent over $60,000 on Baby Boxes and close to $100,000 on advertising the hotline number. Many calls have been made to the hotline number from the North Central Indiana region and four North Central Indiana babies have been surrendered due to moms calling the hotline number (including the latest surrender in Syracuse in March 2023).
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are located at:
Warsaw, Indiana
Warsaw Fire Station
2204 E. Center St.
Warsaw, IN 46580
Syracuse, Indiana
Turkey Creek Fire Station
8138 E. McClintic Road
Syracuse, IN 46567
Columbia City, Indiana
Columbia City Fire Department
112 S. Chauncey St.
Columbia City, IN 46725
Logansport, Indiana
Logansport Central Fire Station
630 High St.
Logansport, IN 46947
Rochester, Indiana
Rochester Fire Department
2006 SR-14
Rochester, IN 46975
Marion, Indiana
Marion General Hospital
441 N. Wabash Ave
Marion, IN 46952
Plymouth, Indiana
Plymouth Fire Department
111 N. Center St.
Plymouth, IN 46563
Wabash, Indiana
Wabash Fire Department Training Center
1000 N Wabash St.
Wabash, IN 46992
This is just one example of how RTL of NCI is making a difference for life in North Central Indiana.
Find out more about what Right to Life of North Central Indiana is and does.