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HARRISBURG PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services have announced that Pennsylvanians experiencing homelessness now are able to obtain a free initial photo ID or renew a photo ID, as a result of Act 131 of 2020.
Gov. Tom Wolf signed the act into law in late 2020.
To obtain an ID at no cost, individuals experiencing homelessness must apply in person at a PennDOT Driver License Center and must meet identification and other requirements. The applicant must inform the Driver License Center counter staff they are applying for or renewing their existing Pennsylvania photo ID and are requesting a free ID due to their homeless status. The individual will be required to certify on the application that they are homeless as defined in Section 103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, originally signed into law in 1987, is the primary federal legislative response to the issue of homelessness. The Act authorizes a range of services to
Garett Fisbeck Volunteers Christine Hoffman and LeAnn Tyson input data from surveys at the Homeless Alliance Day Shelter in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017.
About two hours before daybreak, Dan Straughan slowly drives under the freeway overpass as two outreach workers shine flashlights into perhaps one of the darkest corners of Oklahoma City.
Their beams reflect on scattered trash, a backpack and what appears to be a tan blanket concealing something or someone.
Straughan circles his car back and into a nearby parking lot. As executive director of the Homeless Alliance, Straughan and a team of four outreach workers reach into the trunk for bags containing knit hats, socks, blankets and handwarmers. Holding a clipboard in his hands, he guides the team to the overpass, where they began the steep upward climb.