THE STRUCTURE OF THE OAKLAND PROGRAM FOR LOCAL SERVICE (PLS) PROJECT IS DESCRIBED, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE PROJECT'S USE OF THE EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT (CETA) STRUCTURE AND ON LINKAGES BETWEEN THE PLS TRAINING AND PLACEMENT COMPONENTS AND CETA PROGRAMMING AND SERVICE DELIVERY EFFORTS. THE GOAL OF THE OAKLAND PROJECT WAS TO PROVIDE 45 MINORITY YOUTHS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FULL-TIME COMMUNITY SERVICE THROUGH INTENSIVE TRAINING AND THROUGH WORK-SITE DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. THE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PURSUED BY THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (NOSR) IN ITS OAKLAND PROGRAM -- ACCESS TO ROLES, POSITIVE LABELING, AND REDUCTION OF ALIENATION -- ARE NOTED, AND THE NOSR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IS OUTLINED. LINKAGE ASPECTS OF THE OAKLAND PROJECT ARE DISCUSSED. ELEMENTS OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAM ARE REVIEWED, INCLUDING TRAINING COMPONENTS, WORK SITES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND OTHER COMPONENTS. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED WITH REGARD TO TRAINING AND YOUNG VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERISM AND THIRD-WORLD YOUTHS, DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND USING PROGRAM SUPPORT SYSTEMS. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS FROM THE OAKLAND PROJECT, EVALUATION DATA, AND OTHER SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. FOR RELATED NOSR IMPLEMENTATION GUIDES, SEE NCJ 44988-44996.