Association to Benefit Children

ABC employs a "whole family" approach, recognizing that a nurturing family and secure parent-child attachment are critical components of early childhood development and positive life trajectories for children, families, and communities. All of ABC's programs respond to the unique, urgent, and often changing needs of each child and family. With programs in early childhood education for at-risk infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, supportive housing, mental health services and crisis intervention, family preservation, year-round youth development, and an open door to the community, ABC is a refuge for impoverished families. Since its founding in 1986, ABC has served children struggling with the complex and compounded issues of poverty, hunger, emotional and physical abuse, lack of educational support, and homelessness, and who have disabilities or developmental delays. In keeping with the ever-changing complications of poverty, the organization custom-tailors our programs to meet the unique needs of each child, adapting early and staying ahead of challenges as they arise.