Its commission was to help U.S. citizens who lost their jobs due to the Great Depression.
Its purpose was to coordinate local welfare agencies, without spending government money.
Its ending was because the government was not willing to help the agencies through the aid of money and this therefore led to them becoming simply overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem of the Great Depression.
"[1] By the end of July 1931, a total a 43,128 unemployed people had been placed into jobs, in addition to those placements made by local councils who were working under the auspices of other organizations.
[2] In October of that year, Hoover appointed Carmody to the Organization for Unemployment Relief.