The Main Street program uses a common-sense approach to tackle the complex issues of revitalization, capitalizing on downtown’s history and identifying the resources of the community itself. The Kansas Main Street program is in the Rural Development Division-Community Development of the Kansas Department of Commerce. The state program which started in 1985, provides management training, consultation visits, local program evaluation, design assistance, business enhancement strategies, incentive dollars and continuous training in the four-point approach for board, committee members and program directors. Kansas Main Street is a self-help program. Staff provides technical assistance, but the responsibility and credit for success rests with the community leaders who offer time, expertise and enthusiasm to revitalizing downtown.