The 379th Safe Haven Baby Box was dedicated Thursday, this one at the South Haven fire station on County Road 700 North. The boxes allow parents to safely and anonymously give up babies for others to adopt.

John Webdell, chancellor at Knights of Columbus Council 12149, said it took less than three months to raise the $15,500 for the baby box. Donors were so generous that money has been set aside for the annual maintenance inspections for the foreseeable future.

The contractors offered their services for free.

Monica Kelsey, of Woodburn, Indiana, began the Safe Haven Baby Box program in 2015. She said around 40 babies have been deposited in them in Indiana alone since the first one was installed in 2016. That includes four in Hammond and two each in Schererville and LaPorte County’s Cool

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