Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 14, No. 3, September 2005 ( C  2005), pp. 373–386 DOI: 10.1007/s10826-005-6850-6 Community Involvement in Adapting and Testing a Prevention Program for Preschoolers Living in Urban Communities: ParentCorps Melissa B. Caldwell, Ph.D., 1,6 Laurie M. Brotman, Ph.D., 2 Stephanie I. Coard, Ph.D., 3 Scyatta A. Wallace, M.A., 4 Debra J. Stellabotte, B.A., 5 and Esther J. Calzada, Ph.D. 3 We describe a university-community collaborative effort to tailor and deliver a prevention program for families of preschoolers living in low-income, urban com- munities. ParentCorps, which builds on efficacious interventions with parents and young children, aims to promote child social competence and prevent conduct problems by strengthening parenting skills, enhancing support for parents, and empowering parents to access resources in their communities. Active community engagement and collaboration were viewed as critical to the development of the program and its feasibility testing. We present an overview of community involve- ment in the development of ParentCorps and approaches taken to involve commu- nity members during a feasibility study. Areas of success and lessons learned are discussed. KEY WORDS: community; prevention; parenting; ParentCorps; conduct problems. Parent training is effective in reducing and preventing conduct problems in young children (Brestan & Eyberg, 1998; Kazdin, 1993; Webster-Stratton & Taylor, 2001; Weisz et al., 1995). While numerous studies suggest that parent training can be effective as a preventive approach with parents of preschoolers 1 Clinical Assistant, Professor of Psychiatry, New York University, Child Study Center, New York, NY. 2 Corzine Family, Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY. 3 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY. 4 Assistant Research Scientist, New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY. 5 Research Assistant, New York University Child Study Center, New York, NY. 6 Correspondence should be directed to Melissa B. Caldwell, New York University Child Study Center, 215 Lexington Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10016; e-mail: melissa.caldwell@med.nyu.edu. 373 1062-1024/05/0900-0373/0 C  2005 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.