<P> The War on Poverty began with a $1 billion appropriation in 1964 and spent another $2 billion in the following two years . It gave rise to dozens of programs , among them the Job Corps , whose purpose was to help disadvantaged youth develop marketable skills ; the Neighborhood Youth Corps , established to give poor urban youths work experience and to encourage them to stay in school ; Volunteers in Service to America ( VISTA ) , a domestic version of the Peace Corps , which placed concerned citizens with community - based agencies to work towards empowerment of the poor ; the Model Cities Program for urban redevelopment ; Upward Bound , which assisted poor high school students entering college ; legal services for the poor ; and the Food Stamp Act of 1964 ( which expanded the federal food stamp program ) . </P>
<P> The War on Poverty began with a $1 billion appropriation in 1964 and spent another $2 billion in the following two years . It gave rise to dozens of programs , among them the Job Corps , whose purpose was to help disadvantaged youth develop marketable skills ; the Neighborhood Youth Corps , established to give poor urban youths work experience and to encourage them to stay in school ; Volunteers in Service to America ( VISTA ) , a domestic version of the Peace Corps , which placed concerned citizens with community - based agencies to work towards empowerment of the poor ; the Model Cities Program for urban redevelopment ; Upward Bound , which assisted poor high school students entering college ; legal services for the poor ; and the Food Stamp Act of 1964 ( which expanded the federal food stamp program ) . </P>
which great society program dealt with urban renewal
which great society program dealt with urban renewal
the Model Cities Program
the Model Cities Program