This paper briefly describes Chicago's Center for Successful Child Development (CSCD), an institution aiming to prevent school failure among disadvantaged children from low-income families by providing intensive, comprehensive support services to all born since January 1, 1987 to parents residing in the six buildings of the Robert Taylor Homes which comprise the catchment area for the Beethoven Elementary School. Consisting of 28 high-rise buildings housing approximately 20,000 persons, almost all of whom are black and poor, the Robert Taylor Homes are the largest public housing project in the world. Nearly half of the children from the homes are behind grade level by the end of first grade. To address their problems, CSCD provides health services, an infant screening program, a family drop-in center, community information sharing and public education, home visitors, referrals, delivery of child development and parenting education, a high quality infant care center on-site and an expanded and improved system of home day care providers, a Head Start program, the Parents Too Soon program, and a program of collaboration among existing local social support networks. Photocopies of newspaper articles about the center are included. (RH)