Caring for the chronically mentally ill in the community takes more than supportive policies and money: settings and programs must be created that are capable of meeting a wide variety of needs. This article describes the creation and implementation of a model for agencyuniversity cooperation in the development and evaluation of relevant programs, a model that is particularly useful in facilitating the ongoing evaluation of psychosocial rehabilitation programs, making evaluations with minimal cost, and encouraging student involvement in research. The success of the model is of particular interest because the agency leadership, staff, and clients are black, and the university-based researcher is white.