"Helping Hand" programs involve the physical identification of stores, homes, restaurants and other establishments to which children on their way to and from school may go for assistance and/or safety. Identification cards are placed in windows of cooperating establishments and homes. In some communities home owners "watch the block" during peak school traffic hours. When children require assistance, people in these places can call a special number at the school or the police. In another variation, homes and business establishments display the hand as a "safe haven" children may seek. This bulletin addresses how to implement such a program. (Author/MLF)