Direct+Relief

= Direct Relief =



 Americans in desperate need of food, shelter, and money.  Act (FEA), which provided $500 million in federal grants to state and local relief agencies. job seekers, and provided families with some cash to cover monthly living expenses.  relief to American families through federal and state welfare programs. Programs include monthly payments to families in poverty, low-cost or free health care, and food stamps.
 * Description of Program** - The New Deal included various measures to provide immediate, direct relief to
 * How Program Affected Society During the Great Depression -** Congress passed the Federal Emergency
 * -** States used money to set up soup kitchens and food-distribution warehouses, housing camps for homeless
 * How Program Has Influenced Contemporary Society -** In 1990s government continued to provide direct

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1598.html
 * For More Information : **

http://content.lib.washington.edu/feraweb/essay.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Emergency_Relief_Administration

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