▁originally ▁opened ▁her ▁house ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁living , ▁it ▁eventually ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁life ▁calling . ▁She ▁took ▁b ab ies ▁add icted ▁to ▁Hero in ▁into ▁her ▁home , ▁and ▁within ▁months , ▁she ▁was ▁car ing ▁for ▁ 2 2 ▁inf ants . ▁Mother ▁H ale ▁became ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁work ▁she ▁did ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁mother ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁one . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁is ▁when ▁H ale ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁children ▁in ▁who ▁were ▁born ▁add icted ▁to ▁their ▁mother ' s ▁drug ▁hab its ▁during ▁pre gn ancy . ▁ ▁This ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁when ▁Clara ▁H ale ' s ▁bi ological ▁daughter , ▁Lor raine , ▁brought ▁a ▁mother ▁and ▁child ▁who ▁were ▁add icted ▁to ▁dru gs ▁to ▁H ale ' s ▁home . ▁She ▁later ▁got ▁a ▁home ▁license ▁as ▁a ▁" child ▁care ▁facility " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁called ▁the ▁H ale ▁House . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later ▁H ale ▁purchased ▁a ▁larger ▁building , ▁a ▁ 5 ▁story ▁home ▁so ▁there ▁could ▁be ▁more ▁space ▁and ▁more ▁room ▁to ▁fit ▁more , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁att ain ▁a ▁license ▁in ▁child - care . ▁It ▁was ▁officially ▁known ▁as ▁H ale ▁House . ▁ ▁After ▁that ▁time , ▁H ale ▁devoted ▁her ▁life ▁to ▁car ing ▁for ▁need y ▁children .