Events Help Homeless get IDs

With the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles recently passing laws requiring more documents to receive identification, the homeless have found themselves at an extreme disadvantage. The problems facing them are as simple as lacking the money for an id, to a lack of personal records or permanent address. Identification is necessary for most of the homeless, however, as many organizations require some form of official identification before providing aid like food, clothing and shelter.

An organization called IDignity is helping the homeless in Florida get their identities back. The group specializes in retrieving records like social security cards or birth certificates, as well as providing aid in applying for and receiving Florida identification cards and driver's licenses. They held their first event in DeLand and helped about 70 people gather a number of documents from all over the country.