"Clara Mcbride Hale"(April 1,1905-December 18,1992),

Also known as Mother Hale,was an African-American humanitarian founded the Hale House Center,a home for unwanted children and children who were born addicted to drugs.Misses Hale married shortly after high school and had two children,Nathan and Lorraine.In 1933,her husband died from cancer,and she struggled to support her children through the Great Depression.In an attempt to stay home with her children and be a big part of their lives as possible.She opened her own home daycare.The Children that she cared for found her home to be such a caring and loving environment they did not want to go home at the end of the day,most began to stay full time only seeing their mothers on the weekends.She used her home as a day care for other struggling parents which later led her to become a foster parent.Although Misses Hale originally opened her house as a way of making a living,it eventually led her to find her life calling.Misses Hale became known for the work she did and became known as mother to those who did not have one.At the age of 65 is when She began to take children in who were born addicted to their mother's drug habits during pregnancy.This started in 1969 When her biological daughter,Lorraine,brought a mother and child who were addicted to drugs to Hale's House.A few years later Misses Hale purchased a larger building and in 1975 She was able to attain a license in child-care.It was officially known as Hale House.After that time,Misses Hale devoted her life to caring for needy children.She took in children, free of charge,who were addicted to drugs and helped helped them through their addictive periods.She would raise the children as is they were her own and once they were healthy she would help to find families interested in adoption.She took it upon herself to make sure the families were a correct fit and even in some cases turned families down if she through they could not provide a good enough home for the child.She eventually helped over 1,000 drug addicted babies and young children who were born addicted to drugs,children born with HIV,and children whose parents had died of AIDS.After her death in in 1992,Hale's work was continued by her daughter.Although the younger Hale left Hale House in 2001,the house continues to operate.Misses Hale father dies when she was still just a baby.This left her mother alone to raised misses Hale and her 4 siblings.Her mother had a very high importance placed on parenting and being available to her children during their development.She supported her children through cooking for others and also allowing borders to stay in in their home.It seems misses that misses Hale gained this same love and appreciation for parenting.Misses Hale claimed that everything she was able to accomplish was due to her mother and the parenting that she witnessed as a child.Misses Hale put a great deal of value into her religious upbringing.She was raised as part of a Baptist Church.It can also be suggested that her faith in god and strong moral upbringing had a lot to do with her behavior that she displayed throughout her life.It was stated by misses Hale herself that through her childhood she faced many hard times bit it was due to her Christian upbringing that she was able to succeed.One major accomplishment in misses Hale life was being the first in her family to graduate from high school.This was not seem to be a regular occurrence during her time period but due to the morals and ethics that she learned throughout her time in the the church this was something she expected of herself.This advanced education may have also had part to do with the lifestyle that she would come to choose.It gave her an appreciation and social class differences.Recognized by Ronald Reagon in his 1985 State of the Union Address,Honorary member of  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Member of the American Commission on Drug Free Schools.Mother Hale received an NAACP image  Award in the 1980s.