Office of Economic Opportunity

American  

noun

1. a former name of the Community Services Administration. OEO

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Office of Economic Opportunity Cultural  

1. A federal agency, founded in the 1960s as part of the War on Poverty conducted by President Lyndon Johnson. The OEO distributed federal money to a variety of local programs designed to promote educational opportunities and job training among the poor and to provide legal services for the poor. The OEO was abolished in the middle 1970s, and its programs have been curtailed or scattered among other federal agencies, particularly the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Office of Economic Opportunity

The back office was a jumping-off point for Mary Foote, who now directs the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

President Richard Nixon had also sought to withhold funds from other projects, such as the Office of Economic Opportunity and water pollution control projects.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2024

This group also tended to stay in their jobs longer, while being at least as productive as their peers, the county Office of Economic Opportunity says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

Dr. Cahn, who had worked as a speechwriter for Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, joined the Office of Economic Opportunity as executive assistant to director Sargent Shriver.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022

His appointment as deputy director of the Office of Economic Opportunity was withdrawn as a result of criticism in the House.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by Morris J. MacGregor

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