Works Progress Administration
Work Pays America
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration will provide unemployed Americans with jobs working on public works and infrastructure projects.
The WPA will:
- get unemployed people off of the streets.
- hire only people on relief, who will be paid directly by the federal government.
- give work to unemployed artists.
- build infrastructure for America.
- build parks and recreation spaces for Americans.
- support America's culture through the Federal Project Number One.
Federal Project Number One
Federal Project Number One will support America's culture through its five divisions:
- Federal Art Project
- Federal Music Project
- Federal Theatre Project
- Federal Writers' Project
- Historical Records Survey.