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Poster by Albert M. Bender, produced by the Illinois WPA Art Project Chicago in 1935 for the CCC CCC boys leaving camp in Lassen National Forest for home. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. [1]
The She-She-She Camps were camps for unemployed women that were organized by Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) in the United States as a counterpart to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) programs designed for unemployed men. ER found that the men-only focus of the CCC program left out young women who were willing to work in conservation and forestry ...
Sep. 18—America's 20th-century "tree army" brought generations of citizens closer to nature's wonders while enduring the nation's greatest economic plight. If the political winds are favorable ...
A few years later, as president, Roosevelt asked Congress to set up FERA—which gave grants to the states for the same purpose—in May 1933, and appointed Hopkins to head it. Along with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), it was the first relief operation under the New Deal.
Navajo Indians in the Civilian Conservation Corps, Indian Wells, Arizona, 1941. 85,000 American Indians served in the CCC, working on roads, forestry, soil and water conservation, and more. In addition to the online archive, the Living New Deal works to highlight the legacy of the New Deal by:
The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum in Loudonville will wrap up the current Speaker Series with Civilian Conservation Corps. CCC historian, Cyrus Moore. Speaker to discuss impact of civilian conservation ...
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was born during the Great Depression to provide employment for American youth and advance conservation of the Nation's natural resources. It operated from April 5, 1933, until June 30, 1942. During that time, the CCC provided work training to 3 million men and advanced conservation by more than 25 years.
In 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (the “CCC”) began putting people to work, from addressing the ravages of the Dust Bowl, ... For example, Conservation Legacy, an AmeriCorps grantee ...