Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the fourth time this year with the report of a safely surrendered newborn. This most recent safe surrender occurred on August 24, 2011 at a hospital in Torrance.

The mother gave birth to the baby boy at the hospital and informed the hospital social worker that she would like to surrender the infant. As is standard practice, the baby boy is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“The Safe Surrender program was created to give a mother, no matter what the situation, a safe, secure and anonymous way to get her child into safe hands and to protect a baby from abandonment,” said Supervisor Knabe. “Thanks to the Safe Surrender program, this baby boy has a second chance at life and hope for a bright future.”

This is the fourth Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2011, and the 87^th since the program began ten 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.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the third time in the month of May with the report of a safely surrendered newborn. This most recent safe surrender occurred on May 31, 2011 at a hospital in Torrance.

The mother gave birth to the baby girl at the hospital and asked to surrender the infant.  As is standard practice, the baby girl is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“I am incredibly pleased to learn of our third Safe Surrender in the month of May,” said Supervisor Knabe.  “While these situations could end in disaster, instead we are given hope that an infant will have a healthy and happy life.  I am confident that as word continues to spread about Safe Surrender, mothers in desperate situations will see that secure and anonymous options are available for them and their babies.”

This is the third Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2011, and the 86th since the program began ten 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.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the second time this year with the report of a safely surrendered newborn. This most recent safe surrender occurred on May 29, 2011 at Fire Station #104 in Winnetka.

The mother gave birth to the baby boy at home and then went to the fire station and asked to surrender the infant. As is standard practice, the baby boy is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“The Safe Surrender program was created to give mothers a safe, secure and anonymous way to get their child into safe hands and to protect babies from abandonment,” said Supervisor Knabe. “Thanks to the Safe Surrender program, this baby boy has a second chance at life and hope for a bright future.”

This is the second Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2011, and the 85^th since the program began ten 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.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the first time this year with the report of a safely surrendered newborn. This most recent safe surrender occurred on May 20, 2011 at a hospital in West Covina.

The mother gave birth to the baby girl at the hospital and asked to surrender her newborn infant. As is standard practice, the baby girl is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“This case could have ended in tragedy, but because of the Safe Surrender program, this baby girl has a long life ahead of her,” said Supervisor Knabe. “I am happy this mother made the right choice for her baby.”

This is the first Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2011, and the 84^th since the program began ten 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.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated another success with the report of a safely surrendered newborn, the seventh in 2010.  This most recent safe surrender occurred on New Years Eve at a hospital in Pasadena.  On Christmas Eve a baby was also safely surrendered at Los Angeles Fire Department Station 46, near the Coliseum.  As is standard practice, both babies are in protective custody and will be placed with families approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“What better way to begin a new year than with the hope of life for two newborns,” said Supervisor Knabe. “As word spreads about the Program, a mother in a desperate situation can make the right choice for her baby, because of Safe Surrender.”

The New Years Eve Safe Surrender was the seventh in Los Angeles County in 2010, and the 83^rd since the program began nine 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.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the fifth time this year with the report of another safely surrendered newborn. This most recent safe surrender occurred at Los Angeles County Fire Station 87, located in the unincorporated area of the City of Industry.

The mother entered the fire station today at 3:00pm and presented the crew with the newborn baby, which was three hours old. As is standard practice, the baby boy is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“This case could have ended in tragedy, but because of the Safe Surrender program, this baby boy has a long life ahead of him,” said Supervisor Knabe. “I am happy this mother made the right choice for her baby.”

This is the fifth Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2010, and the 81st since the program began nine 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.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe is pleased to announce the County’s Safe Surrender Program celebrated success for the fourth time this year with the report of another safely surrendered newborn.  This most recent safe surrender occurred at a hospital in Woodland Hills.

The mother delivered the baby girl at the hospital and told hospital staff that she would like to surrender the infant. The baby is reported to be in good health.  As is standard practice, the baby girl is in protective custody and will be placed with a family approved for adoption by the Department of Children and Family Services.

“This case could have ended in tragedy, but because of the Safe Surrender program, this baby girl has a long life ahead of her,” said Supervisor Knabe. “I am happy this mother made the right choice for her baby.”

This is the fourth Safe Surrender in Los Angeles County in 2010, and the 80^th since the program began nine 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.

Supervisor Knabe invites you to support a new Facebook page in support of the Safe Surrender program. Join Supervisor Knabe in his fight to protect the lives of all newborns. You can join the Facebook page by clicking here