What is ABC?

Children who face the pervasive, complex, and compounded stressors of poverty need comprehensive, holistic support to grow and thrive.
ABC serves the whole child, whole family, and whole community with our extensive wraparound services centered in East Harlem, South Bronx, and schools throughout Manhattan.

Our Programs

Child with rainbow streamer — ABC’s Mission

**is to offer every child a life filled with joy and love by creating compassionate programs in urgent response to the needs of New York City's most vulnerable families.** We envision a world in which all children have a healthy, safe life full of learning in a nurturing family.
We have a long history of speaking out on behalf of children in need and fighting for their rights, changing the landscape for children across the nation.

Our Story

1 in 3 children in NYC lives in poverty

In keeping with the ever-changing complications of poverty, ABC is constantly innovating, adapting early, and staying ahead of challenges as they arise.

Thousands of children and families

Last year, we offered over 436,000 hours of early childhood education, 11,000 hours of mental health treatment, and 3,000 hours of abuse and neglect prevention to families across 160+ ZIP codes in New York City.

1,500

nutritious meals served every day in ABC’s early childhood programs

94%

of children served by All Children’s House remain safe & with their families

100%

of our youth graduate on time, compared to a citywide rate of 73%

ABC's Four-Star Charity Navigator Rating Badge

“How can I help?”

We are looking for volunteers to help at Camp Calvin, our fun-filled summer camp, and Study Buddies Connect, our tutoring program. If you are a high schooler or college student looking for an enriching and unforgettable way to spend your summer, click the button below to find out more.

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Earlier this month, fourteen students from NYU’s Graduate Immersion Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders came to the Graham School with three clinical supervisors. They completed speech and language screenings on about 25 children in

Last week, Carlito Ratti, an ABC alum from the class of 2006, and another community member came by to do a concert for us at the Graham School. Our classrooms have been learning about music, so they were so interested to hear from Carlito about the d

“I actually interviewed with ABC twice. First to be a therapist, but I couldn’t get all my paperwork transferred over from Argentina in time, and then afterwards to be a case worker at All Children’s House. With a lot of help from A

“We have been here for a few months. It's different and we had to get used to this new city. Right now, I haven't gotten my work papers, but our daughters go to school every day. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, while my daughters are at scho

Today children, parents, and our volunteers from Xavier gathered outside Merricat’s Castle School to watch the over 90% coverage we got here in New York City. Seeing the eclipse was an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and we’re

See Cassidy’s Place through the lens of Anders Zernike, our eighth-grade volunteer and long-time friend. Anders has been volunteering at Cassidy’s Place for a number of weeks and has found time to capture wonderful pictures of our kids. A

At Study Buddies Connect, Esmeralda, a high school senior, has been working with her buddy, Twyla, for two years. All of Esmeralda’s hard work has paid off and now she is deciding which college she will attend in the fall. Even more excitingly,

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