In the first two years of a three year project, the Youth-Community Coordination Project assisted five communities in five different states (Washington, Colorado, South Carolina, Georgia and Rhode Island), in developing more effective methods of dealing with problems of youth development. A profile of youth needs, attitudes and problems within the five communities were assessed by a specially designed youth needs assessment questionnaire. The project emphasized community interagency development and juvenile prevention. The project's objectives were improvement of interagency communication, development of a youth need assessment data base, promotion of acceptance of the youth project, and minimization of interagency competition for resources, and creation of replicable program models. The responsibility for coordinating and facilitating the youth project's goals and objectives were delegated to community coordinators. The community coordinator developed and accomplished the specific project objectives in the areas of family life, juvenile justice, recreation, education, and youth employment. A chart of the youth service system's model is included in the appendix. (Author/JP)