ven iles . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁H ale ▁House ▁launched ▁research ▁programs ▁about ▁problems ▁of ▁drug - ▁or ▁alco hol - add icted ▁moth ers ▁and ▁their ▁inf ants ▁to ▁help ▁educ ate ▁the ▁problems ▁they ▁can ▁face . ▁Famil ies ▁also ▁went ▁to ▁this ▁home ▁that ▁were ▁inf ected ▁with ▁H IV ▁or ▁A ID S , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁H ale ▁house ▁established ▁programs ▁for ▁housing , ▁educ ating , ▁and ▁supporting ▁moth ers ▁after ▁det ox ification . ▁ ▁Death ▁Short ly ▁before ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁she ▁kept ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁infant ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁room . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁comp lications ▁of ▁a ▁stroke ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 7 . ▁According ▁to ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁James ▁A . ▁For bes , ▁Jr ., ▁Senior ▁Minister ▁at ▁R ivers ide ▁Church ▁where ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁were ▁members , ▁" She ▁left ▁instructions ▁that ▁there ▁be ▁no ▁sad ▁fun er als ." ▁Her ▁fun eral ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 ▁with ▁over ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁including ▁Mayor ▁David ▁D ink ins , ▁US ▁Senator ▁Alf on se ▁D ' Am ato , ▁former ▁Manh attan ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁Per cy ▁S utton , ▁US ▁Represent ative ▁Charles ▁R angel , ▁Adam ▁Clay ton ▁Pow ell ▁IV , ▁Manh attan ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁Ruth ▁Mess inger , ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Al ▁Sh