THE FIRST OF THE FOUR REPORTS IN THIS PUBLICATION IS A DISCUSSION OF THE METHODS USED BY THE CHILD STUDY ASSOCIATION TO RECRUIT LOW-INCOME PARENTS FOR ITS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE SECOND REPORT IS A DESCRIPTION OF TWO PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES OPERATED BY THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ONE OF THESE CLASSES IS AN EVENING CLASS FOR PARENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE OTHER IS A CHILD OBSERVATION CLASS ATTENDED BY MOTHERS AND THEIR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN ONE MORNING PER WEEK. A THIRD REPORT TELLS OF A BROAD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM UNDERTAKEN BY THE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. EIGHT SPECIFIC PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN OAKLAND ARE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. A DISCUSSION OF SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION IS GIVEN IN THE FOURTH REPORT. THESE FOUR REPORTS WERE PRESENTED AT THE 1964 ANNUAL FORUM OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WELFARE. THE DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR $0.50 FROM THE CHILD STUDY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC., 9 EAST 89TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10028. (LB)