This paper summarizes a project which assessed and evaluated three alternative master planning alternatives and a final master plan for Children's Village, a residential center for children with severe emotional disturbances in Detroit, Michigan. The paper first presents an assessment of the current facilities and program of the center and then reviews current trends and future directions in residential care. The Village currently provides comprehensive residential treatment for 60 children, ages 5 to 15. It also provides a foster care program, an adoption services program, a single parent and pregnancy counseling program, and a day treatment program. Focus groups and interviews involving 48 residential staff and 10 children were conducted preliminary to developing three alternative master plans. A Master Plan combining features of the three alternatives is recommended. This final plan would include renovating and expanding some of the existing cottages, building some new cottages, developing a new Community Activities Center, retaining and expanding the school on campus, and building a new office/activity center. Attached material includes photographs, floor plans, and site plans for the three alternatives. (Contains 21 references.) (DB)