National Youth Administration

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New Deal agency government youth program

The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency that provided work, education, and training opportunities to American young people during the Great Depression.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
National Youth Administration canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal agency ⓘ government youth program ⓘ
appliesToAgeGroup	young adults ⓘ youth ⓘ
beneficiary	college students ⓘ high school students ⓘ unemployed youth ⓘ
collaboratesWith	colleges and universities ⓘ local governments ⓘ local schools ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
dissolved	1943 ⓘ
employerOf	American youth ⓘ
fieldOfWork	education policy ⓘ labor policy ⓘ social welfare ⓘ
focusesOn	education ⓘ employment ⓘ vocational training ⓘ
foundedBy	President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
fundedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
hasEffect	expanded access to education for low-income youth ⓘ provided skills training for later wartime and peacetime employment ⓘ reduced youth unemployment ⓘ
hasGenderPolicy	included programs for young women ⓘ
hasProgram	out-of-school work program ⓘ student work program ⓘ vocational training projects ⓘ
hasRacePolicy	included programs for African American youth ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Great Depression ⓘ
inception	1935 ⓘ
legislatedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
mainPurpose	provide education to young people during the Great Depression ⓘ provide job training to young people during the Great Depression ⓘ provide work to young people during the Great Depression ⓘ
namedAfter	youth ⓘ
notableLeader	Aubrey Williams ⓘ
officeHeldBy	Aubrey Williams ⓘ
operatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
parentOrganization	Works Progress Administration ⓘ
partOf	New Deal ⓘ Roosevelt administration programs ⓘ
reasonForAbolition	shifting priorities during World War II ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
significantEvent	establishment in 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ termination in 1943 during World War II ⓘ
subordinateTo	executive branch of the United States ⓘ surface form: Executive Branch of the United States government

Referenced by (2)

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Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 → authorizedProgram → National Youth Administration ⓘ

Mary McLeod Bethune → employer → National Youth Administration ⓘ