Can We See Some ID?

by Mark Horvath · 2010-08-13 09:44:00 UTC
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This new video comes from Mark's InvisiblePeople.tv 30-city, 11,000-mile, 75-day road trip, going on now.

Imagine you are homeless and your backpack, with all of your identification, gets stolen. Try getting a job without ID. Or opening a bank account, cashing a check, traveling, renting a hotel room, even renting a DVD. Without an ID, life stops!

Now let's add bureaucracy. Every state has different laws and regulations. Replacing a lost ID can be one of the biggest road blocks to getting a homeless person off the streets.

Thanks to (occasional Change.org contributor) Jacqueline Dowd, at least people in Central Florida have a solution. Jackie started IDignity to help people get past this hurdle. Hear her talk about the importance of IDs in the video below.

In all my travels this is the only ID clinic I know of. We need more.

Photo credit: Koramchad

Mark Horvath is an activist for the homeless. He vlogs at invisiblepeople.tv and blogs at hardlynormal.com. He was formerly homeless in Hollywood.
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