Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
- The act was signed by Lindon B. Johnson on August 20, 1964.
- The act was important to Johnson's great society campaign and its war on poverty.
- War on poverty programs are handled/managed by U.S department of health and human service's office of community services and the U.S department of labor.
- Included many social programs to promote health, education and general welfare.
- Program was created to help increase employability of men and women ages 16-21.
- Education, vocational training, and work study programs were programs made to help reach these goal.
- Remaining programs include Head Start and Job Corps.