Prepared as a coordinators' manual for program development, this document discusses the employment and occupational education of disadvantaged youth. Also discussed are related topics such as recreation and arts, availability of transportation to and from work, and drug use and abuse. Still other sections of the manual are devoted to the role of the youth coordinator in terms of: (1) fuller use of educational resources, (2) public contact and communications, (3) financial support from foundations, and (4) conference planning. The appendix provides additional resource materials useful to the program coordinator. These include names and addresses of: (1) State and Local Youth Coordinators, (2) Federal Youth Program Contacts, (3) National Alliance of Businessmen's (NAB) Youth Directors, (4) Department of Housing and Urban Development Regional Youth Coordinators, (5) 4-H Youth Development Leaders, (6) State Chamber of Commerce Executives, (7) State Elementary and Secondary Education Act-Title I Coordinators, and (8) Bureau of Outdoor Recreation State Liaison Officers. (JS)