The Department of Veterans Affairs initiated the Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration (VHPD) Program in five cities in the spring of 2011 and has targeted those veterans who have completed assignments in the Middle east [20].
Department of Veterans Affairs, "Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration Program (VHPD)," Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA, 2011, http://www.va .gov/HOMELESS/NationalCenter_VHPD.asp.