GUIDANCE OBJECTIVES TO BE INCLUDED IN A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM COMBATING PROVERTY ARE PRESENTED. THE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE EARLY ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS, EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ABILITIES, EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANS BASED ON ABILITIES AND SKILLS, PARENT UNDERSTANDING OF OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGEMENT OF REALISTIC GOALS IN LINE WITH POTENTIAL, HEALTHY SCHOOL ATTITUDES, TEACHER UNDERSTANDING OF EACH STUDENT, CONTINUOUS REVISIONS OF PROGRAMS TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS, AND UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE SERVICES. GUIDANCE SERVICES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR PRESCHOOLERS, ADULTS, AND SCHOOL-AGE YOUTHS, AND SHOULD BE OFFERED IN AN ACCESSIBLE LOCATION. A YEAR-ROUND PROFESSIONAL STAFF WITH EACH MEMBER HOLDING AT LEAST A MASTER'S DEGREE, NONPROFESSIONAL PEOPLE, AND VOLUNTEERS ARE NECESSARY. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS WHICH OFFER INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO THE DISADVANTAGED ARE ILLUSTRATED. THEY INCLUDE--THE EARLY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROJECT IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, NEW YORK CITY PRESCHOOL PROGRAM, THE DOOLITTLE PROJECT IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND ADVENTURE IN HUMAN RELATIONS IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, NEW YORK CITY'S HIGHER HORIZONS PROGRAM, THE PROJECT ABLE IN NEW YORK STATE, THE TALENT PRESERVATION OF THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS PROGRAM IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, THE MACFARLAND-ROOSEVELT GUIDANCE PROJECT IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE CARROLLTON SCHOOL PROJECT IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, THE DUNBAR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, THE SYRACUSE ACTION FOR YOUTH PROGRAM IN SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, THE ACTION FOR APPALACHIAN YOUTH PROGRAM IN CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, AND A FUTURE FOR JIMMY PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.