work relief in a sentence
Examples
- The Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC ) was a work relief program for young men from unemployed families, established in 1933.
- A road was built on the landward side of the causeway in 1936 1937 as part of a work relief scheme.
- He was a member of the Grot Commission on help for the destitute and a founder of'Guardianship of Work Relief '.
- The elaborate stonework was undertaken as part of the work relief offered through the New Deal, so a labor-intensive approach was chosen.
- The Work relief program included the construction of the Salt Museum which was built around a " still standing " boiling block chimney.
- Parkland was originally established north of the Blue Mound for the purpose of providing work relief during the Great Depression and water recreation.
- The retaining walls, fences, gates and courts also have special significance for the local community as the work relief scheme employed local workers.
- Two camps from the Civilian Conservation Corps, a public work relief program during the Great Depression, developed the park between 1933 and 1942.
- Work relief was preferred over public assistance ( the dole ) because it maintained self-respect, reinforced the work ethic, and kept skills sharp ."
- With the onset of the great depression, he was instrumental in setting up the first work relief stations in the Christchurch suburb of Papanui.