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Charities and public agencies ran the soup lines during the Great Depression.
Alphabet soup is New Deal programs created to provide relief, reform, and recovery for American citizens.
people who had no jobs or money
While there's no definitive number, it's been estimated that several million people relied on soup kitchens during the Depression. The related link below offers more details.
President Hoover reacted to the great depression by helping people with things they could not afford like soup kitchens which gave people free food who needed it. Also hoovervilles which gave homes