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    The Civilian Conservation Corps was a program in the 1930s that helped the environment and over 500,000 unemployed Americans. This organization was made to help people during the Great Depression by supplying jobs to many unemployed people. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that it would keep the youth “off the street corners”(FDR). Another goal of the program was to develop good citizens through outdoor labor which focused on soil conservation and forestation. In this text, I will explain

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    The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a program that employed millions of young, unmarried men on environmental projects during the Great Depression from 1933-1942. The CCC was one of FDR’s most popular and most successful New Deal programs. It employed 300,000 men that helped plant over three billion trees, constructed nature trails in more than 800 parks around the United States, and shaped the national parks we enjoy today (History.com). The CCC’s impact can be noticed everyday all around

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    depression with several methods. When the stock market collapsed, people started losing their jobs and then their homes to the banks. People were desperately searching for jobs even if it’s terrible, until the government formed the CCC. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was formed to provide hope and dignity to young American citizens and their future generations. The CCC was designed to garner trust from the people by giving them hope and jobs, which required repairing the damaged land. To avoid another

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    Civilian Conservation Corps and the Great Depression “ Our greatest task is to put people to work. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously. It can be accomplished in part by direct recruiting by the government itself, treating the task as we would threat the emergency of war, but at the same time, through this employment, accomplishing greatly needed projects to stimulate and recognize the use of our national resources.” Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933

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    The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Tennessee Valley Authority had positive impacts on work and the environment during the great depression. The bill proposing the Civilian Conservation Corps was voted on and passed on March 31, 1933 under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In addition, the Tennessee Valley Authority was formed May 18 of this same year to work on easing environmental strains in the Tennessee Valley. Roosevelt’s goal when he became president was to improve the economy and environment

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    The Civilian Conservation Corps: Saving Land, Saving Man Nothing short of tragedy struck America in the 1930s. When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, unemployment rates had reached a staggering 25% (DeGrace). With over 13 million Americans void of both work and hope, the necessity of government intervention became evident (DeGrace). The New Deal, a legislation encompassing various relief, reform, and recovery programs, was Roosevelt’s proposed method of revival. One of the first, and perhaps

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    My previous experiences with the Conservation Corps taught me so much. Not only did it help me learn the importance of hard work, communication, and teamwork, but it opened my eyes to many other vital skills. The Conservation Corps gave me perspective. I learned to look at people not as their stereotypes, but for the individuals they were. When I was in immersed in nature, I never felt so connected to who I am. I built life long friendships, learned to trust others even when it was difficult, and

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    first glimpse at the Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps occurred through a counselor at my high school. Upon visiting the program’s website, I was amazed at how well the program fit my career goals and current interests. I am currently very interested in reforestation and the effects of meat consumption on deforestation and climate change. Beginning next year, I plan on double majoring in Environmental Science and Biology, and I want a career in Conservation and/or Biodiversity. YCC is an ideal opportunity

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    For the people they created The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) launched the New Deal relief program. The “CCC” put young men from needy families to work at useful conservation projects, such as planting trees and building dams.The Public Works Administration (PWA) created jobs for large numbers of people. It built thousands of schools, courthouses, bridges, dams, and other projects. The Federal Emergency Relief Administration provided the states with money for the needy. The Works Progress Administration

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    This Conservation Corps service opportunity is emotionally challenging and physically demanding. Explain your desire and commitment to complete the entire program term. I graduated from Iowa State University here just a little more than a week ago and was talking to one of the students in class, after graduation, and we were discussing that some of us feel we don 't have enough conservation work under our belt. He said that I could join the conservation corps. He had joined the corps in Montana and

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