After his inauguration, the new president went straight to work on fixing his country. Known as the "First 100 Days", Roosevelt came up with new programs to help the United States. These programs came together to become The New Deal. Although, FDR's idea of "Relief, Recovery, and Reform" is not what actually brought the United States out of the Great Depression, its effects were able to help the country for the time being. The New Deal was beneficial to the American people because the "three R's" that Roosevelt offered.
The first "R" was Relief. The actions here were taken for the purpose of halting the economy's deterioration. One action was the declaring of a Bank Holiday. This was a day set aside for the inspecting of various banks and making sure they were running efficiently and honestly. The banks that were found to be inefficient were closed. Next, the government turned its attention toward the people. Many citizens had lost everything and were struggling. This is where programs like FERA (Federal Emergency Relief Administration) came into the picture. "The purpose of FERA was to work cooperatively with state government, providing federal grants for relief purposes" (The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)). Programs such as CWA (Civil Works Administration) and CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) offered temporary jobs to the unemployed in areas like building railroads and constructing schoolhouses. Some of these programs even offered housing along with the jobs.
The second "R" was "Recovery". The "Recovery" consisted of temporary organizations that were meant to restart the flow of consumer demand. The Home Owners Loan Corporation lent money to families so they could pay off their mortgages. This influx of money kept the banks from going under and prevented people from losing their homes.