Arizona Nonprofit, Dot Work to Provide Homeless with State Ids

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"You can't get a job, you can't get housing, can't cash a check, can't open a bank account, can't enter rehab programs," says the executive director of the Homeless ID Project.

"You've got to have an ID if you want to change your life."

That's why the Arizona Department of Transportation has opened a new office in Phoenix that will issue state-issued identity cards to the state's homeless population, Fox 10 Phoenix reports.

The Motor Vehicle Division office will help people who are living on the street access housing, employment, health services, and more.

The initiative was launched by Homeless ID, a nonprofit whose mission is to get as many homeless people a state-issued ID as possible.

In the United States, identity documents are typically issued by a patchwork of offices, with most citizens relying on regional state-issued driver's licenses or identity cards.

This also means that the country has seen a wide variety of digital ID projects, with several states launching pilots to explore mobile driver licenses.

Federal efforts have been limited.Lacking an ID card, however, is a significant barrier for people who are on the streets and need to access government social services and regain their self-sufficiency,

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