This notebook is intended to assist counselors and others responsible for career counseling programs geared toward high-risk youth. The first section describes the research survey that led to the notebook's development and summarizes some of the recent literature concerning at-risk students and strategies that appear successful in helping them. Section B lists site coordinators' reasons why the Career Information System helps high-risk youth. Fifteen model programs from school districts, high schools, junior high schools, and agencies, all of which use an integrated approach to using career information with at-risk youth, are described in section C. Section D contains practical statements of ideas, programs, and activities from site coordinators, and section E includes plans for classroom activities that have been found to be effective with at-risk youth. The final section is a planning guide that has been designed to help a site coordinator (an administrator, counselor, teacher, or career aide) use the materials in this notebook in his or her own particular setting. (MN)