The project gave jobs to millions, while benefiting the economy. The tasks for the workers of the W.P.A. were to build schools, hospitals, and playgrounds. Jobs were also given to unemployed professionals to cook for the ‘American Eats’ project. For teachers, they were employed to teach adults and small children. To sum it up, there were a variety of jobs given to those unemployed involving large public projects. Despite how the Great Depression caused so many to become unemployed, it also gave them different job opportunities. 

Foods such as mayo and peanut butter were often consumed because it was cheap and filling. People ate rabbit stew, peanut butter onions, peanut butter mayo sandwiches, and hot water pies. People also began to eat packaged food such as macaroni and cheese, pasta, and canned foods. Yet despite the limited food, people still managed to have barbecues, picnics, and festivals. In these events, they ate rice, chicken, beef, and drank coffee. The list contains more expensive food, but still limited. 

   However, there were some positive effects. The Children’s Charter was created which recognized children’s rights. Unfortunately, many things did not change for the children, though the Great Depression brought more attention towards youths. Programs that were directed towards youths were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the National Youth Administration (NYA). The NYA provided work relief for high school and college students. A W.P.A. program that helped children was the establishments for nurseries, which became pre-schools, providing the children care and education. All in all, the Great Depression affected many children in both positive and negative ways.