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Agency During Great Depression

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SOCIAL Security

  • Provided payments to retired citizens and benefits for unemployed workers

WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION

  • Hired workers to build schools, dams, parks, and road

NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION

  • Employed young people between the ages 16 &' 25

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION

  • Helped Texas farms gain access to electricity

SOIL Conservation SERVICE

  • Taught farmers how to prevent soil from blowing away