BERNALILLO, N.M. — The Town of Bernalillo is set to welcome its first “baby box” that is set to be the 12th in New Mexico and first in the Albuquerque metro.
Town leaders are inviting a local priest to bless the baby box before they officially open it to the public. The box allows parents to have a safe way to drop off a baby when they can no longer care for them.
The climate-controlled box includes an alarm system to alert people inside the fire station whenever someone places the baby inside the box. It also dispenses resource packets for parents after they close the box…