No Public Relief Programs?!

Before the depression, only a few relief programs existed, like Red Cross.These few programs were usually very poorly funded and broke themselves. Also, the programs provided bad attitudes towards its clients and the workers were disgusted with them.When people ran out of public relief, families with children were usually hit the hardest. Some entire towns were jobless and one town in particular in Tennessee lived on berries and dandelions.

Farming

Farming, even before the Great Depression, was having terrible times. So, when the Great Depression did hit, it became the hardest industry to work with economically. To add to being the worst industry, a huge drought hit, leaving farms with no water, only to have the crops gathering dust. The drought also brought swarms and swarms of lotus, which ate the few good crops available.