Set in 1929, it is the beginning of the Great Depression and thousands of people immigrate to California and throughout the United States in search of jobs. Many citizens will end up in Hoovervilles and Weedpatch Camps. The Weedpatch camps provided a more sanitary and safe haven than Hoovervilles. Furthermore, the Weedpatch camps were supported by the government while the Hooverville camps were supported only by the individual traveling to provide for their families. However, there are many differences and similarities between Hooverville and government camps. During the Great Depression, millions of families lost their jobs, homes, and depleted their savings in both urban and rural areas. In 1930, 15 million people were left unemployed due to the Dust Bowl. Millions of families have lost their jobs, homes and depleted their savings in both urban and rural areas. Of the 15 million, 0 one million citizens moved to California between 1935 and 1940 in search of work. This increased the population from 1.3 million Americans to 5.7 million. For most Americans, work was not the only problem families faced, but so was shelter. Between the early 1930s and 1932 families were forced to live with relatives, unit density skyrocketed, and they braved eviction or found refuge in vacant buildings. Most could not even pay the normal rent for housing. This left people finding refuge under bridges, in courthouses and on vacant public lands where they began to build their own shelter. Thus Hoovervilles began, and soon after came the government camps. The Hoovervilles were slums and homeless encampments. They were built during the Great Depression era and consisted of hundreds of homeless people. These camps c...... at the center of the paper ......camps-for-migrants-in-the-30s/.>“Agricultural work in the 1930s – News on rural migration | Dialogue on migration”. Agricultural Work in the 1930s – Rural Migration News | Dialogue on migration. N>p., October 2003. Web. 05 February 2014.Gregorio, James. “Hooverville and Homelessness.” Hooverville and the homeless. Np, 2009. Web. 05 February 2014. https://depts.washington.edu/depress/hoovervilles.shtml.“Hoovervilles.” History.com. A&E Television Networks and Web. 05 February 2014. .““Hoovervilles”” Np, nd Web. 05 February 2014. .Lutz, Margaret. “History of Weedpatch Camp.” History of Weedpatch Camp. Np, 20 October 1999. Web. 05 February. 2014 .