Two city councillors talked tonight about their personal experiences with adoption
Sault Ste. Marie city council voted unanimously to investigate the possibility of establishing a secure drop-off location where babies may be anonymously surrendered.
At the request of Ward 3 Coun. Angela Caputo and her Ward 2 counterpart Lisa Vezeau-Allen, council agreed to look into setting up a temperature-controlled Hope's Cradle bassinet box, most likely at a local fire station. Established by Calgary-based domestic abuse survivors charity Gems for Gems, Hope's Cradle offers mothers and caregivers a judgment-free process for legally surrendering infants to children’s service professionals.
The program's first two baby boxes were built into exterior walls in fire stations in Strathmore, Alberta, and Taché, Manitoba.Coun. Vezeau-Allen talked about being adopted herself.
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