Homeless ID Project

In a broad sense, we seek to end homelessness. Specifically, our mission is to empower homeless individuals and families to end their homelessness and rebuild their lives by providing the critical first step of identification replacement services. We seek to provide this service where needed, beginning in Phoenix and Maricopa County but ultimately across the state of Arizona and beyond.

We are located on the Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix, AZ, home to nearly 20 providers of service to the homeless. We assist 40 individuals per day to assure they have the documents they need to access services. We also provide secure storage for documents so that those living on the street do not have those documents lost or stolen. We currently have five neighborhood outreach programs and work with 40 or more partner agencies across Maricopa County. We will expand to Tucson and Northern AZ by year end 2019.


In addition to providing direct service, we advocate for our mission. Working with State Representative Reginald Bolding we supported HB2575 which provides a fee waiver for state IDs for homeless military veterans and HB 2142 which extends that waiver to all homeless individuals in the state. The former was signed into law an April 30, 2018. HB2142 was held in committee in the 2019 legislative session but we expect to gain passage in the 2020 session.

We currently employ seven individuals and a minimum of 7 to 10 volunteers. We have a strong and focused Board of Directors and 31 years of experience, giving us the knowledge needed to walk clients through the process of obtaining State IDs (currently Arizona) as well as birth certificates and other supporting documents in all 50 states and five territories.

In the past two years, as our mission has been solidified and our efforts redoubled, we have provided more than 15,000 client documents, we have opened 5 new outreach programs, and we have more than doubled our revenue. Future plans include options for expansion to other states.