These materials are designed to present ideas for developing a program for training nonprofessional workers to help low income families to raise their aspirations, develop pride in homemaking, improve homemaking skills, have a more satisfying home and family life, improve the health of family members, gain knowledge to help children develop, and increase understanding of the community and its resources. Guidelines are furnished on program planning and initiation, (including recruitment and staff relationships), the selection, training, and evaluation of program assistants, and teaching outlines and other teaching aids, together with a handbook for program assistants. An appendix is also included. (authors/ly)