PGC CONSIDERS ITSELF A JUVENILE DIVERSION PROGRAM. REFERRALS MAY COME FROM SCHOOL OFFICIALS, PGC GROUP LEADERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, OR COMMUNITY AGENCIES. PGC IS A GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAM WHOSE GROUPS ARE LED BY NATURAL LEADERS IN EACH SCHOOL. EACH GROUP IS COMPRISED OF 10 TO 12 STUDENTS OF THE SAME SEX. PGC OPERATES ON A PROBLEMSOLVING APPROACH, AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE GROUP PROCESS WILL GENERATE A CULTURE OF CARING. THE EVALUATION OF PGC WAS DESIGNED TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM IN FOUR BERRIEN COUNTY SCHOOLS. A VARIETY OF QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEW SCHEDULES WERE ADMINISTERED TO AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF. STUDENTS REPORTED THAT PGC MADE THEM MORE RESPONSIBLE, INCREASED THEIR SELF-ESTEEM, AND MADE THEM BETTER PEOPLE. ALMOST 87 PERCENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS AGREED OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THE PROGRAM WAS WORTHWHILE. PGC WAS SEEN ALSO AS CONTRIBUTING TO A FAVORABLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND AS DEVELOPING IN-SCHOOL FEELINGS OF RESPONSIBILITY. A HIGHER EMPHASIS ON HELPING AND CARING IS ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO PGC'S PROGRAM. IN THE AREA OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE, PGC IMPACTED SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE RATES OF DISCIPLINARY VIOLATIONS, DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR, AND DRUG USE. PGC DID NOT BRING ABOUT A LOWER TRUANCY RATE. THE SURVEY OF FACULTY AND STAFF REVEALED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM, WITH COUNSELORS BEING LESS RECEPTIVE THAN MOST OTHERS. GOAL ACHIEVEMENT COULD NOT BE ASSESSED AT THIS TIME, BUT CONTINUED FUNDING IS URGED. TABLES AND DATA-COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS ARE INCLUDED.