Many young adults and teenagers were out of work and were living on the streets. There was a solution to that, The Youth Administration Act. It was in progress from June,26 1935 to 1939. The act was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt, it was a part of the New Deal. This would give high school and college students $6 to $40 for work study. It made jobs and education rates go up. Most importantly it gave these young Americans hope.