To further the development and refinement of a model to utilize paraprofessionals in conducting a needs assessment of disadvantaged youth for consumer and homemaking education, curriculum guides from the nine schools involved in the project were analyzed and pre- and post-assessment questionnaires devised and administered to the aides and teachers in those schools. Meetings were held with aides monthly, and written reports of the meetings were sent to the teachers. This input resulted in teachers' formulations of performance objectives and completion of goal statement questionnaires. Findings include: (1) There is a need for preparing the professional to work with the paraprofessional, (2) Many of the aides encounter difficulty with educational terms, indicating perhaps that handbooks which contain defined terms should be developed, and (3) Because many of the aides encounter problems such as physical or psychological difficulties, family problems, unwanted pregnancies, divorces, car breakdowns, and impoverished backgrounds, the teacher's attitudes and the curriculum itself may need modification. Supplementing the text is the original handbook developed for home economics community aides. (SN)