Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

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The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was a landmark U.S. federal law that launched key anti-poverty programs such as Job Corps, Head Start, and community action agencies as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
anti-poverty legislation
aimedTo eliminate poverty in the United States
empower low-income individuals
encourage community development
expand educational opportunities
increase employment and job training
associatedWith Lyndon B. Johnson
War on Poverty
linked to: Great Society
authorizedAppropriations $947.5 million for the first year
communityActionAuthorizedBy Title II
country United States
createdAgency Office of Economic Opportunity
createdProgram Adult Basic Education programs
Community Action Agencies
Community Action Program
Head Start
linked to: Head Start program

Job Corps
Neighborhood Youth Corps
Rural loans program
Small business loans program
VISTA
Volunteers in Service to America
Work-Study program
dateSigned 1964-08-20
enactedBy 88th United States Congress
headStartAuthorizedBy Title II
historicalSignificance cornerstone of federal anti-poverty policy in the 1960s
jobCorpsAuthorizedBy Title I
laterAmendedBy Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967
subsequent Great Society legislation
longTitle An Act to mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States
partOf Great Society
War on Poverty
linked to: Great Society
policyArea education policy
labor and employment policy
social welfare policy
presidentDuringEnactment Lyndon B. Johnson
publicLawNumber Public Law 88-452
shortTitle Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
someProgramsTransferredTo Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Department of Labor
sponsoredBy Lyndon B. Johnson administration
statutesAtLargeCitation 78 Stat. 508
targetPopulation economically disadvantaged communities
low-income individuals
unemployed youth
vistaAuthorizedBy Title I
yearEnacted 1964

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Great Society hasPart Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Johnson administration notablePolicy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 shortTitle Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Head Start program legalBasis Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Job Corps legalBasis Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
88th United States Congress passed Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962 influenced Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Sargent Shriver notableWork War on Poverty programs
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Public Law 88-452 shortTitle Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Public Law 88-452 alsoKnownAs Economic Opportunity Act
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Office of Economic Opportunity createdBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Office of Economic Opportunity legislativeMandate Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
VISTA establishedBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Community Action Program authorizedBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Community Action Program governingLaw Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Neighborhood Youth Corps legislatedBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Title II (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) partOf Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
subject linked to: Title II
Title II (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) relatedTo Title I (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964)
subject linked to: Title II
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Title II (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964) relatedTo Title III (Economic Opportunity Act of 1964)
subject linked to: Title II
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Title I partOf Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 follows Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 namedAfter Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 expands War on Poverty programs
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 amends Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Community Services Block Grant predecessor Community Action Program under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Public Law 87-415 relatedTo War on Poverty programs
linked to: Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Public Law 87-415 relatedTo Economic Opportunity Act of 1964