The New Deal Programs

CCC: Civilian Conservation Corps
This program was designed to build work and labor opportunities for those young, unemployed, unmarried men. This allowed those unskilled laborers to gain experience in the development and conservation of existing natural resources. While this program was only temporary it was an enormous success in its goals.

FSA: Farm Security Administration
This program was organized in an attempt to combat rural poverty and improve the lifestyles of farming and agriculturally tied workers. It also improved the efficiency of some farms. The underlying purpose of this program was to reduce the production of agricultural products while increasing the prices of these goods. This program was also widely famous for its highly influential photography program.

WPA: Works Protection Administration
This program actually owned its own projects and operated in association with the local governments to raise the employment levels. This took many off of relief aid and put them back to work where they could begin to assist in the national recovery. This program was very successful. Enough so that it was eventually liquidated because of a lack of unemployment.

CWA: Civil Works Administration
This was yet another program with an agency that created jobs and provided short-term manual labor and construction employments to individuals local or otherwise. This was very successful.

AAA: Agricultural Adjustment Act
This program was designed (like the Farm Security Administration) to reduce crop surpluses and increase prices to provide economic stimulus for both consumers and producers. Actually an expansion program, this was largely successful.