“If you don’t have an ID or a birth certificate, you are blocked from doing so many different other things, and once we get beyond this particular need, other opportunities can open up. It’s a place to start.”
— Jolene Grosch, Volunteer
ID Assistance In The News
Letter from Jefferson City, St. Louis Magazine Daily Newsletter, March 2026
Free IDs for all: Missouri bills take aim at cost barrier, KCTV 5, March 2026
Why giving free IDs to homeless Missourians makes fiscal sense, St. Louis Magazine, December 2025
Missouri coalition helps tornado victims replace IDs lost in St. Louis tornado, St. Louis Public Radio, June 2025
Rabbi-led photo ID project helps fix Missouri’s broken system,St. Louis Jewish Light, January 2025
St. Louis City Alderwoman proposes ‘Gateway Card’ as municipal ID, First Alert 4, December 2024
Joplin Photo ID Project seeks public donations - The Joplin Globe - March 17, 2023
Photo ID clinic in north St. Louis to help people obtain identification to vote - St. Louis Public Radio - September 9, 2022
St. Louis organizations help Missourians sign up for photo IDs needed to vote - KSDK - August 25, 2022
Missouri’s new voter ID law faces lawsuit claiming it’s unconstitutional - Missouri Independent - August 24, 2022
For voting or work, new Missouri initiative aims to help people obtain photo IDs - Bluefield Daily Telegraph - December 5, 2022
Joplin group to help applicants obtain photo ID - The Joplin Globe - November 14, 2022
KCMO assisting people experiencing homelessness with replacing ID's, birth certificates - KSHB - April 7, 2021
Church gives free help obtaining IDs and birth certificates - St. Louis American - June 7, 2018
St. Louis University outreach program aids the homeless in getting ID’s - Fox 2 - May 19, 2015