Hale House Shuts Doors to Orphans
Hale House is no longer a home.
Seven years after the fabled Harlem charity for abandoned babies was rocked by scandal, Hale House has shuttered its residential program and is focusing its efforts – and dwindling dollars – on more traditional community services.
Gone is the orphanage for babies founded in 1969 by Mother Clara Hale, who became a national icon for taking in AIDS-infected and drug-addicted newborns and nurturing them as if they were her own.
In its place is the Mother Hale Learning Center, which provides educational day care for 36 kids, and a transitional housing program that has helped 161 homeless families and 297 children get back on their feet in the past four years, Hale House officials said.
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