The Redirected Homemakers Project began in August, 1979, as a program to aid displaced homemakers in the assessment and development of skills which could be translated into meaningful, salaried work. The project operated within the office of Community Education of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. Within the structure of the school district, more than 400 women were served in a 12-month period through classes, counseling, job development, job placement, and referral services--all at no cost to the clients. This publication describes the Redirected Homemakers Project from idea through conception, proposal writing, program development and implementation, funding efforts, and evaluation, with emphasis on how the reader can use the experiences incurred in the Austin project to implement a similar project of community education, regardless of the aim or client population of such a project. Following introductory comments about displaced homemakers and the Austin Redirected Homemakers Project, the guide is divided into seven chapters covering staffing, providing services for displaced homemakers, community education and redirected homemakers, start-up of the project, assessing needs, developing community support, and project evaluation. Throughout the chapters, "On Your Own" sections offer concrete suggestions to the reader on methods of putting into practice the experiences of the Austin project. Appendixes to the document include materials used to recruit clients into the program, client intake forms, sample programs, and a bibliography of sources about displaced homemakers. (KC)