In 1940, Mrs. Clara Hale learned that she could
become a foster mother. During the next 25 years, she became "Mommy"
Hale to over 40 children of all ethnic and religious backgrounds.
As problems associated with drug abuse exploded in the Harlem community,
Mrs. Hale's family implored her to take action. Within six months, she
had 22 babies of heroin-addicted women in her five-room apartment.
Soon, she had helped establish a home for infants addicted before birth.
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