What is the ABC Programme is about?
ABC Grangegorman is one of twelve Area Based Childhood (ABC) Programmes which aim to improve outcomes for children and families in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country.
Mission:
Through prevention and early intervention approaches the Area Based Childhood Programme aims to work in partnership with families, practitioners, communities and national Stakeholders to deliver better outcomes for children and families living in areas where poverty is most deeply entrenched.
What do ABC programmes do?
The Area Based Childhood Programme aims to work in partnership with families, practitioners, communities and national stakeholders to deliver better outcomes for children and families living in areas where poverty is most deeply entrenched. The ABC Programme works from a strengths-based approach, harnessing the talents, abilities and capabilities of the family and community. This is done using prevention and early intervention approaches (PEI).
Prevention (identifying potential issues or vulnerabilities before they happen and putting supports in place to prevent them) and Early Intervention (intervening early to prevent difficulties escalating, helping children become more resilient and realise their full potential) are essential to breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and disadvantage.
We work with families from antenatal to school-going and beyond.
ABC sites operate at three levels of change:
- Frontline delivery of PEI services for children and families which support early child development
- Capacity building, facilitation, and support to other service providers to implement evidence-based ways of working
- Systems change efforts with managers and decision makers at local, regional and national level.
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