Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:addressed gptkb:community_development
economic inequality
education access
unemployment
health care access
gptkbp:aims_to eliminate poverty
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Community_Services_Block_Grant_Act
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Amendments_of_1974
gptkbp:associated_with anti-poverty initiatives
gptkbp:created gptkb:Office_of_Economic_Opportunity
gptkb:Neighborhood_Youth_Corps
Senior Community Service Employment Program
Economic Opportunity Act Programs
Community Action Programs
gptkbp:date_enacted August 20, 1964
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:encouraged community involvement
private sector involvement
gptkbp:established gptkb:Office_of_Economic_Opportunity
Community Action Programs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
gptkbp:included gptkb:program
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Great_Society_programs
subsequent social welfare policies
future anti-poverty legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:War_on_Poverty
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Community_Development_Block_Grant_Program
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:is_aimed_at promote social justice
reduce unemployment
reduce income inequality
enhance community resources
gptkbp:is_criticized_for bureaucratic inefficiency
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:federal_government
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:1965
local governments
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:is_targeted_at low-income individuals
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Head_Start_Program
gptkb:Job_Corps
gptkb:War_on_Poverty
job training programs
youth employment initiatives
increased community engagement
increased access to childcare services
Legal Services Program
increased access to transportation services
increased access to legal assistance
gptkbp:notable_release gptkb:1964
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Great_Society
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:promoted economic self-sufficiency
self-sufficiency
gptkbp:provided educational opportunities
gptkbp:purpose to eliminate poverty
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Omnibus_Budget_Reconciliation_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:resulted_in increased federal funding for education
increased federal funding for housing
increased federal funding for anti-poverty programs
increased federal funding for health services
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:supported local economic development
local community initiatives
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson's_Great_Society
Johnson Administration's domestic agenda
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3