▁She ▁took ▁in ▁children , ▁free ▁of ▁charge , ▁who ▁were ▁add icted ▁to ▁dru gs ▁and ▁helped ▁them ▁through ▁their ▁add ict ive ▁periods . ▁She ▁would ▁raise ▁the ▁children ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁her ▁own ▁and ▁once ▁they ▁were ▁health y ▁she ▁would ▁help ▁to ▁find ▁families ▁interested ▁in ▁ad option . ▁She ▁took ▁it ▁upon ▁herself ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁the ▁families ▁were ▁a ▁correct ▁fit ▁and ▁even ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁turned ▁families ▁down ▁if ▁she ▁thought ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁provide ▁a ▁good ▁enough ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁child . ▁She ▁eventually ▁helped ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁drug ▁add icted ▁b ab ies ▁and ▁young ▁children ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁add icted ▁to ▁dru gs , ▁children ▁born ▁with ▁H IV , ▁and ▁children ▁whose ▁parents ▁had ▁died ▁of ▁A ID S . ▁It ▁was ▁simple , ▁she ▁said ; ▁" hold ▁them , ▁rock ▁them , ▁love ▁them ▁and ▁tell ▁them ▁how ▁great ▁they ▁are ." ▁ ▁Program s ▁Later ▁her ▁work ▁with ▁k ids ▁extended ▁beyond ▁just ▁the ▁care . ▁Many ▁programs ▁were ▁created ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁families ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁more . ▁Some ▁examples ▁are ▁Community - B ased ▁Family ; ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁trouble d ▁young sters ; ▁Time - Out - M oms , ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁helps ▁the ▁parents ▁out ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁place ▁for ▁their ▁k ids ▁when ▁their ▁parents ▁needed ▁to ▁relax ▁or ▁bre at he . ▁They ▁also ▁had ▁Children ▁Help ▁Children , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁program ▁for ▁ju