What We're About
The National Youth Administration was established 1935 to help prevent large amount of American youth entering the labor markets. It also provided the opportunity for them to have a successful education. Influenced greatly by his wife and WPA director Harry L. Hopkins, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the NYA to devise useful work for some of the estimated 2.8 million young people who were on relief in 1935. The NYA is a program that is focused on providing work and education for the American youth.
"Youth Administration, National." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2016<http://www.encyclopedia.com
"Youth Administration, National." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2016<http://www.encyclopedia.com
What is our purpose?
Youth unemployment is estimated to be as high as 30 percent and many young people find themselves unable to afford the cost of even a high school education. For this very purpose we have goals in mind that will be able to provide work and education for young aspiring Americans. One such goal is to prevent the younger generation who are already enrolled in high school or college from dropping out, owing to the fact of financial hardship. Our second goal is to provide training and/or employment of long term value. By doing so we also contribute and aid in the growth and productivity of the American economy.
"Youth Administration, National." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2016<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"Youth Administration, National." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2016<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
Where will our programs be used?
Our program has the ability to be utilized all over America because it will aim to help all students who are currently enrolled in school as well as the out of school unemployed youth.
"Youth Administration, National." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2016<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
"Youth Administration, National." Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 29 Nov. 2016<http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
How will we achieve our goal?
Our first goal of preventing students from dropping out of school will be accomplished by providing the students with grants in return for part-time work in libraries, cafeterias, as janitors, etc., with the twin objectives of developing the talents of young people while at same time keeping them out of the struggling labor market. In order to provide training and employment we will create job training programs that will be under the auspices of local NYA offices.
Roosevelt Institute. "Saving a “Lost Generation” Through the National Youth Administration." Roosevelt Forward. N.p., 2015. Web. 02 Dec. 2016.
Roosevelt Institute. "Saving a “Lost Generation” Through the National Youth Administration." Roosevelt Forward. N.p., 2015. Web. 02 Dec. 2016.