WHAT:
On Thursday, August 26, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will lead a team of City staff members and community volunteers as they provide Florida ID cards, driver’s licenses, birth certificates, Social Security cards and other documents to the area’s impoverished and homeless citizens.
WHY:
IDignity is an integral part of Mayor Dyer’s efforts to extent help and opportunity to our homeless population as it removes barriers for citizens seeking to get back on their feet. One of the most significant impediments for employment is lack of identification. It can be frustrating and intimidating for a person to apply for forms of ID that are necessary for them to have access to housing, apply for a job or seek essential services. IDignity is simplifying the process by grouping all of these vital services under one roof.
Since its inception in May 2008, IDignity has provided assistance to more than 5,000 un-duplicated individuals and continues to aid approximately 300 people each month. The IDignity event is held once a month on a Thursday at the Orlando Union Rescue Mission. For more information, visit idignity.org.
WHERE:
The Orlando Union Rescue Mission
410 West Central Boulevard
WHEN:
Thursday, August 26, 2010
9:30 a.m.
