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Children and Education in the Great Depression : (((Many children left…
Children and Education in the Great Depression :
Many children left school to go to work and find jobs.
Some children even became the sole providers for their families.
Child labor laws started to sweep the nation and in 1938 Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act.
People were also worried about the depletion of the moral fibers of children
People wanted to help the children to better the future and prevent them from becoming physically and mentally unstable as well as morally insecure.
National Youth Administration
The NYA was a turning point in government because it focused on turning America's youth into strong, capable, contributing citizens in the future.
WPA and School Lunch Program
It was a turning point because the government now paid attention to what and how the children of America were eating and staying healthy.
National Youth Administration
Its purpose was to raise economically disadvantaged children within grasp of good opportunities.
Criticism
Some feared it would only benefit the relief families instead of all children
People like Aubrey Williams had no desire for a program that would just be a resurrection of past youth programs ran by the government
In 1936 alone, 440,886 high school and college kids who were looking for a way to afford an education were employed in various schools
Gave children $6 a month to afford shoes to walk to school in, food, and other necessities.
Rural Library Service spread access to knowledge in some of the poorest parts of America.
WPA
School Lunch Program
gave hot meals to children who cannot afford it
benefited 1 million undernourished children
gave 500,000 meals to 10,000 schools daily
Children gain weight, have better concentration, higher grades, and fewer absences.
In New York City alone, it employed 2,346 adults
Criticism
Must be sponsored by tax paying public
Some thought a hot lunch was only a temporary fix and children needed access to remedial and better health care in order to become stronger and healthier.
