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War on Poverty: From the Great Society to the Great Depression
When Lyndon B. Johnson became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, he put the power of his presidency behind a remarkable series of reform initiatives. The legislation was geared toward boosting economic opportunity, a theme captured by his administration’s catchphrase, the Great Society. "This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America," he said during his 1964 State of the Union address. But the political drive to eradicate poverty soon faltered on a number of fronts, undone by doubts about the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs and the escalating costs of the Vietnam War.
Many initiatives launched more than four decades ago are still in place today. Yet from the heady optimism of the Great Society to the trauma of the Great Recession questions remain about what government should do to help people who are poor. And poverty remains an abiding problem in America. Nearly 40 million Americans or 13.2 percent of the population live in poverty. The poverty rate for children is even higher. And most experts expect poverty rates will go up due to the economic trauma of the Great Recession.
Click here to download a radio broadcast or transcript about the War on Poverty, featuring David Bradley, Executive Director of the National Community Action Foundation (NCAF).
FULFILLING THE PROMISE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROJECT
The “Fulfilling the Promise” Education and Outreach Project (EOP) is a statewide collaborative between the state CAA association California/Nevada Community Action Partnership (Cal/Neva), the state CSBG office California Community Services Department (CSD), and local Community Action Agencies throughout the State. The project is supported in-part through a grant from the federal Office of Community Services.
This project provides training and technical assistance that uses a multifaceted approach that will build capacity within the network to utilize media related tools and resources by telling the story of community action implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funded projects.
Our goal is to tell the story of community action ARRA funded programs and raise awareness of the impact of community action ARRA projects with prospective consumers of services, the private sector and the public sector.
National Spotlights Fulfilling The Promise Education and Outreach Project
