Adolescents at high risk for not making a successful transition into adulthood may become school dropouts, abuse drugs and other substances, exhibit poor problem-solving skills, and display a wide variety of nonproductive or destructive behaviors. An after-school program, Youth 2000 Visions, was designed to assist local adolescents in addressing and confronting problems they face. Implemented in a medium sized southeastern community and sponsored by a Boys and Girls Club, Youth 2000 Visions represented a collaborative community-based program aimed at bringing low- and high-risk adolescents together to create motivational and educational messages about social issues. Youth Teams worked with local businesses to create and disseminate their messages. Outcome data on a pilot program involving 48 middle/high school students suggest that the Youth Team approach may be a fruitful addition to traditional community-based programs. Youth 2000 Visions represents a pilot program and, as such, calls for additional research to document program effectiveness and the relative importance of various program components. Nonetheless, the Youth Team concept appears to hold promise as a context for high- and low-risk adolescents to positively affect their own lives and the lives of their peers. (Author/ABL)