GLUCKSTADT, Miss. (WJTV) – Gluckstadt recently completed its baby box fundraiser for its new police department.
The fundraiser was led by Mississippi State Representative Jill Ford (R-Miss.), Gluckstadt Mayor Walter Morrison and Safe Haven Baby Boxes. The $25,000 fundraising goal was met Wednesday morning, according to the city of Gluckstadt.
Ford explained to WJTV 12 News that the fundraising goal was reached in less than a month. She considers the conclusion of this fundraiser as an early Christmas gift.
“This is just another confirmation that I serve the great people of the county of Madison,” Ford said.
During this year’s legislative session, the Mississippi Baby Drop-off law was amended to allow parents to drop off infants 45 days old or younger in a baby safety device. Mississippi House Bill 1318, authored this year by Ford and others, allows parents to give up custody of their newborn children anonymously in devices like Safe Haven …