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Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The head of this program was Harry Hopkins. The goal of this program was to create as many jobs as possible while also being as quickly as possible. This was under the Emergency Relief Appropriations Act. Throughout its time it gave jobs to more than 8 million workers, built 850 airports, constructed or repaired 651,000 mile of roads or streets, and built 125,000 public buildings. In 1943 the program was suspended due to a good economy. -
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
The AAA protected farmers from having to worry about price drops. It restored faith in agriculture and put farmers back in business. It provided crop subsidies to reduce production, and it provided education about soil erosion and how to prevent it. This was under the Agriculture Adjustment Act. The act ended in 1936 when the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional. -
Tennessee Valley Authority
This act was put into action in 1933. The federal government built many dams to prevent flooding and create electricity. This was the first public competition with private power industries. Today this agency is still around and its headquarters are found in Knoxville, TN. This helped so disasters wouldn't destroy Tennessee during the depression, and it also created a number of jobs to build and maintain the dams. -
Home Owners Loan Corporation
This program refinanced mortgages and helped prevent foreclosures. This helped so people woulnd't lose their homes and become homeless. It allowed some people to be able to keep their homes and eventually others could get their homes back. This was under the Home Owners' Loan Corporation Act. -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
This act was put into action in 1933. This program provides insurance to people depositing their money in banks. FDIC is still around today, and it protects the same things as when it was implemented.Today it insures accounts up to $250,000. This helped people regain trust in their banks and put money back into banks therefore putting money back into the economy. -
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Act provided pensions, unemployment insurance, and aid to the blind deaf, disabled, and dependent children. Today it is still around and is well known for its retirement funds. -
National Youth Administration (NYA)
This program provided eduation, jobs, counseling, and recreation specifically for young people. It provided student aid to graduates in return, students worked in part-time jobs at their schools. It also provided work to drop outs or graduates unable to find work. This program was under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act. It ended in 1943 when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act was ended due to a well-off economy. -
Banking Act of 1935
This act addressed a number of issues including: structure, power and funtions of the Federal Reserve System. It also brought a new relationship between the Board of Governors and the twelve Federal Reserve Banks.This is also where FDIC was made a permanent agency of the federal government. -
United States Housing Authority
This was under the Housing Act of 1937. It lent money to states for low cost construction. It provided immediate relief to the homeless population. It was terminated in 1947. The goal of this was to get people back in homes. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
This act provided workers' rights such as a set minimum wage, overtime pay, and eliminating child labor. This act is still around today and provides the same rights. It helped during the depression because it set a wage for workers so people were no longer working for little to no money.
