Getting an ID can help people take crucial first steps towards self-sufficiency. Without it, you can’t get food assistance, apply for a job or housing, secure healthcare, enroll kids in school, visit a sick child in the hospital, get a library card, or even vote.

When Ken came to RS he desperately wanted to work but didn’t have the ID required to complete a job application. He had so much he wanted to be … but without his ID he was trapped. He had been living out of his car, trying to start over again. But when his car was stolen so was nearly everything he owned, including his ID.

An ID may only cost around $10, but the catch-22 is that most of our clients also need the required $15 birth certificate to get that ID. So, it can take $25 or more to get an ID. That’s money many struggling to survive simply don’t have. We are working to secure funding for 500 IDs by Giving Tuesday on November 28!

So far in 2023, RS has helped over 2,200 people secure IDs, ensuring they can take that first step towards stability. Will you help us fund 500 more IDs as we get ready to move into 2024?

Join the I’D BE Campaign today and sponsor someone’s chance to be ... employed, educated, housed, healthy, involved.

We have a couple of gnerous donors that will match the first $5,000 raised. We are asking for YOUR HELP to match their giving! Will you help us reach our goal of funding 500 IDs and/or birth certificates for neighbors in need?