OEO

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OEO is the acronym for the U.S. federal Office of Economic Opportunity, a 1960s-era agency created to administer anti-poverty programs under President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty.

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OEO canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
United States federal agency
United States federal statute
anti-poverty program
civil legal aid program
domestic policy initiative
early childhood education program
federal job training program
national service program
abbreviation OEO
VISTA
country United States
createdBy Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
createdUnderPresident Lyndon B. Johnson
dissolved 1970s
field economic policy
public administration
social policy
hasAlternativeName OEO
historicalEra Great Society
inception 1964
initiatedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mainPurpose administer anti-poverty programs
coordinate War on Poverty programs
operatedDuring 1960s
1970s
partOf Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOfProgram War on Poverty
linked to: Great Society
policyFocus community development
economic opportunity expansion
education and job training
poverty reduction
replacedBy Community Services Administration
responsibleForProgram Community Action Program
Head Start (early years)
linked to: Head Start program

Job Corps
Legal Services Program
Volunteers in Service to America
linked to: AmeriCorps
signedBy Lyndon B. Johnson
standsFor Office of Economic Opportunity
supervisedBy Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity
topic War on Poverty in the United States
linked to: Great Society

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Office of Economic Opportunity abbreviation OEO
subject linked to: OEO
Office of Economic Opportunity hasAlternativeName OEO
subject linked to: OEO