This guidebook was developed to provide assistance to persons wishing to begin, expand, or promote programs of youth community service. It features examples of what young people already are doing and practical, down-to-earth ideas for designing, organizing, running, promoting, and supporting youth service programs. Special attention is given to school-based progams because that is where most of the young people are and where there are often the most difficult structural barriers to involvement. The first section, "What Youth Can Do," illustrates a number of ways in which youth can and do help in working with a variety of problems and populations. Next is a section entitled, "Program Models," outlining the ways in which community service can be integrated into the organizational structure of youth agencies and schools. The next five sections ("Setting up the Projects,""Developing Your Own Projects,""Recruitment,""Liability," and "Transportation") deal with the nuts-and-bolts issues of starting a program and keeping it running smoothly. The next section, on "Learning from Service," offers practical suggestions for helping young people maximize the learning opportunities in their service experiences. The final two sections, "Rationale" and "Closing Note," summarize the key reasons to be involved with community service. The document contains some suggested exercises for teachers and others working in this field, and sample administrative forms, a short bibliography, and a listing of youth service resources are included as appendixes. (KC)