Neighborhood Youth Corps

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The Neighborhood Youth Corps was a U.S. federal program that provided part-time employment and job training to low-income teenagers and young adults to help them stay in school and gain work experience.

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Neighborhood Youth Corps canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States government program
federal youth employment program
administeredBy community organizations
local sponsors
public agencies
schools
benefit on-the-job training
wages for participating youth
work supervision and counseling
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designedBy Office of Economic Opportunity
eligibilityCriterion family low-income status
school enrollment for in-school components
employmentType part-time employment
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
goal improve employability of disadvantaged youth
provide income support to poor families through youth earnings
reduce school dropout rates among disadvantaged youth
inception 1964
legalStatus federally authorized program
legislatedBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
mainPurpose help participants gain work experience
help participants stay in school
provide job training to low-income youth
provide part-time employment to low-income youth
notableFeature combined work experience with continued schooling
one of the earliest large-scale federal youth employment programs
operatedBy United States Department of Labor
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
participantAgeRange 14–21 (typical range)
partOf Great Society
surface form: Great Society programs

Great Society
surface form: War on Poverty
policyArea anti-poverty policy
education policy
youth employment policy
programFocus education retention
job training
work experience
programModel work-study for disadvantaged youth
replacedBy Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
surface form: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act youth programs
sector public sector employment
supervisedBy United States Department of Labor
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor Manpower Administration
targetPopulation low-income teenagers
low-income young adults
timePeriod 1960s
1970s
typicalWorksites hospitals
libraries
parks and recreation facilities
schools

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Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 createdProgram Neighborhood Youth Corps
Public Law 88-452 createsProgram Neighborhood Youth Corps