At Stone Village Church in Columbus' Short North, there is a ministry that funds those in need so they can get their state ID and birth certificates.
... It continues to marginalize people and keep them in a cycle of poverty," he said. "It helps them feel a sense of identity," Wooden said. "People tend to look at you different when they see that offender card, and then they always ask me a bunch of questions." "For me, it was really an act of mercy in that it has a lasting affect." You can't apply for housing without identification documents." "You can't go see a doctor without proving your identity sometimes.