Live-Blogging from the RI's "Yes We Will" Conference

Published November 09, 2009 @ 07:19AM PT

Today I am thrilled to be live-blogging from the "Yes We Will" Conference - Rhode Island's statewide conference on housing and homelessness.

Rhode Island may be a small state, but it has developed a big homelessness problem. Following a disproportionate number of foreclosures and rising unemployment rates, the state has seen record numbers of people seeking help from shelters in the past year. To make matters worse, tent cities have been springing up in Providence and other parts of the state.

Stay tuned... today's workshops are sure to be interesting!

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Shannon has worked in homeless shelters and service organizations in San Francisco, the Triangle region of North Carolina, and currently in the greater Boston area. She is a graduate student studying housing and urban policy at Tufts University.