HNL 2023 - The Save Abandoned Babies Foundation, President Dawn Geras

Listen to a powerful interview with the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation, President Dawn Geras a woman who has dedicated her life to save newborn babies. Geras pushed to get Safe Haven Laws passed more than 20 years ago, so parents or mothers can safely surrender their newborn – 30 days or younger – to emergency personnel; a hospital, firehouse, police station, college campus police, and walk away with no questions asked or criminal charges. Be inspired by her journey, what art has inpired their work and the amount of abandoned babies her foundation has saved, like the legacy of #MorganHill, known as "Baby Grace," left for dead in a dumpster that grew up to become an advocate for saving the lives of children. We open by paying tribute to the USDAC: Honor Native Lands Project (HNL). Among Tribal Nations in the United States, it is commonplace, even policy, to open events and gatherings by acknowledging the traditional Indigenous inhabitants of that land. Acknowledgment is a simple, powerful way of showing respect and a step toward correcting the stories and practices that erase Indigenous people’s history and culture and toward inviting and honoring the truth. I acknowledge the lands of the Native Americans who established the small towns of Port Arthur, Orange, Beaumont, and the City of Houston, all located in Texas and lands of my families ancestors. Honor Native Lands (⁠⁠Locate the Tribal Land you live or work on⁠⁠) 18 Native American Nonprofits To Support:  ⁠⁠18 Indigenous-led Nonprofits to Support » Philanthropy Together #babies #infants #abandonedbabies #teenpregnancy #unwantedpregnancy #pregnancytests #saveabandonedbabies #abortion #orphans #charity #orphanage #children #donate #help #love #covid #hope #orphan #giveback #nonprofit #education #charitywork #donation #support #philanthropy #makeadifference #poverty #nonprofitorganization #ngo #charityorganization #helporphans #donations #orphancare #supportourprogram #donatetocharity #helpkidsinneed #childreninpoverty #ourchildren #charitytohelpkids #oc #helpkidsoftheworld #eradicatepoverty #supportthepoor #adoption #givingback #dogood #orphanages #instagood #lexlumiere #fundraising #streetchildren #adopttexas #adopt #charity #art #usdac ⁠