Clara Hale was and still is a very caring and loving person. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1905. She grew up with many children in her house. That's because her mother didn't only care for her children, but for neighbor's too. That's what Clara started to do when she grew up, but even better. She took care of addicted children, and children or babies with AIDS. Not long from then, Clara had, had over 22 addicted babies. She had a lot, but it didn't stop there. In 1973, Clara founded Hale House to help more babies with AIDS. Over 600 children were cared for by Clara. They grew up to be stronger and healthier then they were supposed to. Since Clara cared for and helped others, she got the 16^th Annual Truman Award. In 1985, President Reagan said that Clara is an American heroine. She is still living today.