In recent years, the emphasis of career education has been placed on career guidance at a much earlier age. The S-63 Southern Regional Research Committee designed three programs for use in a study about influences on occupational goals of youths in three subcultures (rural and urban Negro and Appalachian rural white). Since children most frequently turn to their mothers for advice and encouragement, these programs provide mothers with information which they, in turn, can use to help their children make educational and vocational choices. Designed to involve the target community's resources such as personnel from professional and vocational areas, the program titles are: (1) "The World of Work"; (2) "Roads to Opportunity"; and (3) "A Job for My Child." This manual provides: (1) suggestions and specific directions for setting up the meeting situations, selecting speakers, providing visual materials, and conducting the programs; (2) a discussion on encouraging group participation; (3) an outline for setting-up special facilities for child-care services, if needed; and (4) detailed directions for preparing illustrative materials and contacting and briefing program participants. (NQ)