This guide is designed to show group leaders how to organize a program on single parents and their families and present this program in two meetings. At the first meeting, presenters provide information about single-parent families; at the second they suggest ways to involve the school, the Parent Teacher Association (PTA), and other community organizations in the development of specific projects designed to assist such families. Part 1 of the guide summarizes what census data and research reveal about single-parent families--how many there are; the practical and emotional problems they face; and how successfully they cope. Part 2 describes services that schools, PTAs, and communities can provide for single-parent families. Discussion in Part 2 focuses on noncustodial parents, record keeping, in-service training, school curriculum, adult education, parent-school events, peer counseling, information and resources, community projects, child care programs, and other projects. Finally, Part 3 offers instructional resources, including a leader's guide, lists of additional readings for adults and children, an evaluation questionnaire, and visual aids to help the leader present the program. (RH)