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Poster for the Illinois branch of the National Youth Administration, 1937. "Illinois" is misspelled. The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency sponsored by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. It focused on providing work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. [1]
March 17 - President Roosevelt holds a press conference in which he speaks against a congressional movement to abolish the 40 hour work week. [105] Roosevelt also states his intent to ask Congress the following day for an increase of seventeen and a half billion toward army warplanes.
The New York School of Philanthropy was the first higher education program to train people who wanted to work in the field of charity, including child development and youth work, in the United States. It was established with a six-week summer program in 1898, and expanded to a full-year program in 1904. [11] 1899 John Dewey
Legislation to convene a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 was filed in both the House and Senate in 2008. [7] On February 14, 2008, the House bill was filed by Congressman Fattah. On March 13, Senator Mary Landrieu introduced a Senate bill to re-establish a White House Conference on Children and Youth (S 2771). These ...
International Waffle Day. Earth Hour. March 26. National Spinach Day. Prince Kuhio Day. Purple Day. March 27. World Theatre Day. National Joe Day. March 28. Respect Your Cat Day. March 29 ...
The American Youth Congress, or AYC, was formed in 1935 to advocate for youth rights in U.S. politics, and was responsible for introducing the American Youth Bill of Rights to the U.S. Congress. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's relationship with the AYC eventually led to the formation of the National Youth Administration (NYA). [1]
Students from at least nine high schools and colleges will participate in a New Jersey Students Day of Action on Friday, the latest in a series of youth-led actions in support of Palestinians.
March 17 is the 76th day of the year (77th in ... National Security Council directive on the anti-Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to ...