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The National Youth Administration

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Women were trained for factory work for the war effort by the NYA.

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Young adults in the NYA were given connections to jobs by participatingin the National Youth Administration.

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The first lady visiting a NYA site boost morale for the young adults in the program and provide publicity for the program.

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The NYA built buildings that needed to be built before the formation of the program.

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Women worked in factories during World War II, they got their jobs through connections made through the NYA.

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The NYA left its mark with a cornerstone that had the NYA initials on it.

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This young woman is part of the National Youth Administration. She is participating in the war effort.

The National Youth Administration kept young adults healthy and off the streets. The NYA gave the young adults jobs and training. During World War II, the NYA provided training and connections to jobs in war manufactuing industries in order to assist the war effort. During training, the young adults were given housing and were given a small wage.