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My project is about Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty," and his "Great Society" programs that have impacted Southwest Virginia. There have been many pieces of legislation passed from these programs, but the two that most impact our area are Head Start and Job Corps. Head Start offers assistance to low-income families and has assisted more than twenty-two million pre-school aged children nationwide. The Job Corps offers free education and vocational training programs, as well as GED programs. Job Corps also offers a program to help their students get into college. These programs are still helping people today and will continue to have success.


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