One resident was developing deformed limbs, which were attributed to a lack of exercise, the team reported.
Virginia called for volunteers from the lower South where the disease was more common and residents had developed some natural immunity.
Staff members and residents develop personal relationships with one another because of the small community and home atmosphere.
Structured schedules help residents to develop control over their lives.
In doing so, the federal government took away land that residents had developed and paid taxes on for years.
Like most residents of the newly developing West Side the first owners were from elsewhere in the city.
Federal health officials say the gas increases the chance that nearby residents could develop lung cancer and other respiratory diseases.
The third phase involves helping residents develop their own sustainable communities, including construction of permanent housing.
More than 40 organizations and employers will be on hand to help unemployed residents develop the skills necessary to find a job.
And residents whose families go back generations in this city of neighborhoods develop emotional attachments to street names.