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During McMahon's tenure the center launched three new adoption programs: New Beginnings, which places children from Texas foster care with permanent families; the ABC program, Gladney's infant adoption program centered on meeting the needs of African American and biracial children; and its international adoption program in 1992.
Sign at San Francisco Fire Station 14 designating it as a Safe Surrender Site. Safe-haven laws (also known in some states as "Baby Moses laws", in reference to the religious scripture) are statutes in the United States that decriminalize the leaving of unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state.
Samuel was left at a Louisville fire station in 2022. The Safe Haven Baby Box program has brought renewed attention to the Kentucky Safe Infants Act.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes (SHBB) is a non-profit organization that provides a safe and legal alternative to abandoning newborn babies. This organization, founded by Monica Kelsey in 2015, installs specialized baby boxes at designated secure locations where parents can safely surrender their newborns, ensuring their well-being and reducing the risk of harm or abandonment.
Monica Kelsey. Safe Haven Baby Boxes founder, and Oak Ridge Fire Chief Tavis Solomon stand next to the new baby box at the dedication of a Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station No. 3 on Wednesday ...
Temecia and Rodney Jackson are demanding the return of their newborn baby after she was taken by child protective services in Dallas last month following a home birth. CPS removed the child after ...
For example, in 2009, 41% of children available for adoption were African American, 40% were white children, and 15% were Hispanic children. [28] This disparity often results in a lower cost to adopt children from ethnic minorities – usually through special adoption grants rather than fee discrimination.
Several city employees have tendered their resignations over the past month in the city of less than 2,000 just south of Fort Worth. The city administrator and secretary left Dec. 27, according to ...