College Undergrads and High School Seniors

The task:

Write a letter to a legislator advocating for legislation to be amended to allow for Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Use your voice to explain the impact of having baby boxes in communities to protect vulnerable women and their infants.

Your letter can be generic allowing it to be used in any state that we are seeking to amend the current safe haven law. Even if your letter is not selected as the scholarship recipient Safe Haven Baby Boxes reserves the right to use your submission for advocacy efforts.

Stories of infant abandonment are encouraged to be featured highlighting the dangerous reality when mothers clearly do not want to be identified.

Some things to consider as you draft your letter

1- Research abandonment in your state and find your state representative

2- How could baby boxes have prevented this?

3- What are your personal emotions and thoughts regarding this incident of abandonment and how to address this issue going forward?

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Ataya Kaser Memorial Scholarship Launches New Scholarship

Ataya Kaser was 14 years old when she was tragically killed in a car accident on October 7, 2018. Ataya was beautiful, full of life and loved her family and friends beyond measure. Ataya was a freshman at Leo JR/SR High School in Leo, Indiana and carried a 4.0 GPA, and was in the process of signing up for some college classes on line. Education was a top priority for Ataya.

Ataya was a huge supporter of Safe Haven Baby Boxes, attending events with her mother who is a SHBB volunteer. She was most fascinated by our purse bingo fundraisers and wanted to start volunteering to help with them when she turned 18.

The Ataya Kaser Memorial Scholarship Fund monies will go directly to scholarship winners determined by Safe Haven Baby Boxes Scholarship Committee. Every year Safe Haven Baby Boxes will put out scholarship details to continue the importance of education that Ataya loved so much. Now accepting applications!

July 16, 2004 - October 7, 2018