As president, Lyndon Johnson launched an enormous legislative program known as the , which promised to address poor housing conditions, poor health, and other causes and consequences of poverty. The of 1964 created the Office of Economic Opportunity to oversee 11 new community-based programs, including Job Corps, Head Start, Legal Services, and VISTA. Additionally, in 1964, Congress authorized the to help poor families better afford food and groceries (though the Act was also intended to support America's farm economy).
