ABSTRACT
In the midst of the Great Depression, the Roosevelt administration, with advice from the Committee on Economic Security and Congress, passed landmark legislation to guarantee greater social security for Americans. Its main focus was social insurance programs for retired and unemployed workers. But with the help of the Children's Bureau, it also created the Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) program. The Act spelled out the purpose of the program, rules regarding administration, and the scheme for payments. Note the very specific definition of “dependent children.”
