This report describes twenty federally funded youth employment program models and innovations. Each four-page description includes the following: program title, name of operating agency, project costs, source of funds, number of participants, unique program features, duration of grant, major program goals and objectives, prime sponsor, contact person, program description, administrative and staffing requirements, recruitment/client profile, outcomes to date, problems/progress, implementation hints, and general comments. Some representative program titles are the following: Coordinated Vocational Academic Education, Out-of-School Youth Cooperative Training Program, City Youth Employment Program, Restructuring Paramedical Occupations, Housing Authority Management Aide, Job Preparation Program, Training and Work Experience Project, and Placement Services for the Handicapped. (EM)