The administration has committed millions of dollars to a pilot program in five neighborhoods to prevent homelessness.

To prevent and end homelessness among Veterans by 2015.

To prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children by 2020.

This money will be used to help prevent homelessness at an earlier stage.

Local authorities are slashing services that prevent and solve homelessness.

Prevent and end homelessness among Veterans in five years (2015)

The plan to prevent homelessness appeared to break little new ground and largely reflected changes in policy that the legislature ordered earlier this year.

The organization works to prevent homelessness through legal advocacy, social services and tenant education seminars.

These services were provided to prevent future unemployment, transient street lifestyles and homelessness.

"But we've now shifted our focus to preventing homelessness before it happens."