Text of a Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, held in Akron, Ohio, is presented in this document. The hearing opens with a statement by Representative Dale E. Kildee, who states this hearing will focus on Title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which authorizes services for youth in the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. The goal of this pact is described not as family unification, but as preparation for independent living. Testimony is presented by these witnesses: (1) State Representative Jane L. Campbell, Cleveland, Ohio; (2) Rebecca Devenanzio, director, Safe Space Station; (3) Dave Fair, executive director, Shelter Care, Inc., Akron, Ohio; (4) William P. Kannel, judge, Summit County Juvenile Court, Akron, Ohio; (5) Ann Kleon, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, accompanied by her son, Joseph; (6) John H. Lawson, administrator and staff attorney, Safe Space Station, Cleveland, Ohio; (7) Midge Marangi, New Horizons Shelter; (8) Sally Maxton, executive director, Ohio Youth Services Network, Columbus, Ohio; and (9) Jane Yackshaw, director, Safe Space Station, Cleveland, Ohio. Prepared statements and supplemental materials were submitted by some of the above witnesses and by Douglas W. McCoard, executive director, Huckleberry House Inc.; W. Don Reader, family court division, court of common pleas, Stark County, Ohio; and Representative Thomas C. Sawyer, Congressional Representative from the State of Ohio. (ABL)