On April 5, 1933, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order to establish the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This program was a key work relief plan of the New Deal during the Great Depression, aimed at providing employment for unemployed youth while advancing federal-level natural resource conservation and public safety projects.
The CCC primarily targeted single men aged 18 to 25, who gained work by participating in projects like tree planting, soil conservation, and park construction. Over its nine-year history, the program employed over 2.5 million men, not only easing unemployment pressure during the economic crisis but also making substantial contributions to environmental protection and infrastructure improvement in the United States.
