In 1987, the Board of Education of the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Public Schools set goals for reducing the achievement gap between black students and white students and improving the educational outcomes of all low achievers, regardless of race. This paper summarizes programs, most involving parents, community leaders, and the corporate sector in service delivery for at-risk students, that have emerged from the 1987 board priorities. The initiatives described fall into the following categories: (1) district-based programs; (2) city-based programs; and (3) state-supported programs. District-based programs include the following: (1) community educational activity centers (CEACs); (2) Explorers of Growth Opportunities (EGO); (3) Pittsburgh Achievement in Secondary Schools (PASS); and (4) Pittsburgh Achievement Renaissance (PAR). City-based programs include the Pittsburgh New Futures initiative and the Mayor's Commission on Families. State-supported programs include Teacher Expectations and Student Achievement (TESA) and Occupational Vocational Technical (OVT) programs, such as: (1) Second Chance; (2) Select Employment Trainee Program (SET); (3) Summer Academy; (4) Northside Civic Development Project; and (5) Business and Finance Academy. A 13-item bibliography is included. Appendices include Board of Public Education priorities for 1980 and 1986, and 1987-88 goals of the Mayor's Commission on Families, including strategies, implementers, and timetables for goal accomplishment. (AF)