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Struggle to obtain official documents
The first person is 21-year-old River Herron. On the night before Thanksgiving, he was huddled under a blanket with a friend outside a building downtown.
River Herron, right, waited for a ride in downtown Springfield the night before Thanksgiving.
Credit Jennifer Moore / KSMU I had a job, but I got fired and I tried getting it back, Herron said.
He says most recently he worked as a tire tech at an auto shop in Springfield.
Herron says he’s had trouble getting his official documents, like a birth certificate that’s a challenge many homeless people face routinely, and it s been exacerbated by the pandemic.
Struggle to obtain official documents
The first person is 21-year-old River Herron. On the night before Thanksgiving, he was huddled under a blanket with a friend outside a building downtown. I had a job, but I got fired and I tried getting it back, Herron said.
He says most recently he worked as a tire tech at an auto shop in Springfield.
Herron says he’s had trouble getting his official documents, like a birth certificate that’s a challenge many homeless people face routinely, and it s been exacerbated by the pandemic. And the Social Security office. I can t even get my Social Security card, he said.