Homelessness rising in area

Homelessness increased this year and likely will rise again next year as local governments grapple with tight budgets and federal stimulus money dries up. The Washington area has 11,988 homeless men, women and children, a 2 percent increase since 2007, according to the Jan. 27 point-in-time homeless enumeration by the Greater Washington Council of Governments

Homeless Services Planning and Coordinating Committee, set to be released Friday.