THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE "SECOND-CLASS CITIZENSHIP" OF YOUTH FROM ALL SOCIAL CLASSES AND COUNTRIES, AND PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD WHICH PROVIDE YOUTH WITH A RESPONSIBLE, MEANINGFUL ROLE IN SOCIETY. IT IS FELT THAT IF SOCIETY FAILS TO CONSTRUCTIVELY TAP THE ENERGIES OF YOUTH, THEIR LATENT ENERGY AND SUBSEQUENT SOCIAL ALIENATION MAY BE CHANNELED INTO DELINQUENT ACTS. PURPOSEFUL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH HOSTEL FEDERATION, THE PIONEERS AND KOMSONNOL YOUTH GROUPS IN RUSSIA, THE CITIZENSHIP IN ACTION PROGRAMS IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND SOME UNESCO PROGRAMS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE BETTERMENT OF SOCIETY. THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE "PHI DELTA KAPPAN," VOLUME 45, NUMBER 2, NOVEMBER 1963. (LB)