A system is about relationships as much as about discrete programs and factors. So an important task of the ABC Project is developing the connections between these kinds of influences – to create a true system. A very important piece is the child-centeredness. The ABC Project takes a child-centered approach because it’s the one needed to meet the purpose of ensuring that all children have all that they need (other approaches work fine for other purposes). We often begin by noticing a problem. For example, we point out that too many children are victims of child abuse. Or those children from low income families don’t have enough to eat. In this case we may think we’re starting with children, but typically we focus on WHO seems to have this problem rather than on what children need. What happens next is that we tend to provide services and programs are targeted only at particular groups of children or families.