Use of five agencies offering adult education, vocational rehabilitation, food stamps, employment, and health services in Orangeburg County by rural poor people in Bowman, Elloree, and North was studied over a two-year period. The study examined whether communication, transportation, or both increased agency use. In Bowman, information about the agencies was offered; transportation to and from the agencies was offered in Elloree; and in North, both were offered. Flyers from the agencies and specific releases presenting data in capsulate, simplified form were distributed to churches, civic and social organizations, and community centers in Bowman and North. Videotape film schedules were posted in businesses and public places where people congregated. Transportation notices, posters, and announcements were distributed at strategic places in Elloree and North. A sample randomly selected from predominantly black neighborhoods in Bowman and North was also interviewed. It was found that transportation produced no effects while communication produced a significant, patterned effect for two of the five agencies. The additional survey revealed a marked discrepancy between agency use figures and reported use of agency services, and a dissatisfaction with the distribution of agency services. (NQ)