Supervisor Don Knabe
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is proud to announce that the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the seventh time this year and third time this month with the report of a safely surrendered newborn baby girl this week. This most recent Safe Surrender occurred on May 27, 2015 at a hospital in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, a baby girl was safely surrendered at a hospital in Lynwood on May 2 and another baby girl was safely surrendered at a Los Angeles area hospital on May 8.
As is standard practice, the newborn is in protective custody and will be placed with families approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.
“It is incredible to know that three young, innocent lives have been saved this month because of the Safe Surrender program,” said Supervisor Knabe. “Because of the courage of the mothers, who found themselves in desperate situations, these three baby girls have a second chance at life and the opportunity to grow up in a loving family. If other people, who may be in a similar situation know that there are options, they too can make the better choice for their baby and safely surrender them at any hospital or fire station—No shame. No blame. No names.”
This is the seventh Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2015, and the 131st since the program began nearly 14 years ago. The program was initiated by Supervisor Knabe and approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors in 2001. It allows someone to surrender an infant that is no more than three days old, as long as the infant shows no signs of abuse.
To learn more about the Safe Surrender Program, visit BabySafeLA.org.
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I’ll take her!
Ditto!!
Excellent…..
So great!
I just wish it was extended to all children.
Thanks for sharing this, Besh! Just in the knick of time for us:)
This should be averted every time it happens
This a great story! Finally someone is writing the truth ! @sctv Santa Clarita, You should ask President Amanda Buchan of The Agua Dulce Woman’s club about the bullying that they are covering up. Make sure you ask her who the Agua Dulce Royal Court is being lead by and what they are doing about the young woman in their court who is a cyber bully, and why they are angry that the girl who is being bullied is speaking out! They are so angry that they are going back on the contract and not paying scholarship money as promised to the bullied girl! .. I will private message you more information! Would love for you to see how they are dealing with an in house case of bullying!
Administration is failing! Please private message me your email:)
Or contact Please contact Annaya Zubick , Olga Zubick or myself
Molly Flores
Yay!!! Thank God for women who have the courage to do this!
I’m really happy for all the babies,who get a chance to live. But it brakes my heart to know that these women felt they could not carry on with a precious baby … In God’s name I wish them well .