 Cooperatives in Greenbelt include the "Greenbelt News Review", Greenbelt Consumers Coop grocery store, the New Deal Cafe, and the cooperative forming the downtown core of original housing, Greenbelt Homes Incorporated (GHI).The architectural planning of Greenbelt was innovative, but no less so than the social engineering involved in this federal government project.Applicants for residency were interviewed and screened based on income and occupation, and willingness to become involved in community activities.