The DHS No-Fee Birth Certificate Program, in partnership with the DC Department of Health, is designed to reduce the barrier to obtaining a birth certificate for District-born residents who have or are experiencing homelessness. The program provides two related services:
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Brand new self-service kiosks at the Office of Vital Records provided by DC Health make it easier for all District-born residents to verify their identity through advanced technology.
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An automated electronic form provided by DHS that Homeless Service Providers must complete on behalf of a client to request a no-fee birth certificate voucher. Once completed and submitted to DHS, the electronic form can be printed and given to the client in hard copy, which the client must present to DC Health upon successful completion of DC Health’s identity verification process. The voucher is used to provide the birth certificate at no cost to the client.
No Fee Birth Certificate Program:
- Instructions for No-Fee Birth Certificate Program
- DHS No-Fee Birth Certificate Program FACT Sheet
- No Fee Birth Certificate Form
- DHS No Fee Birth Certificate Process Workflow Diagram
ID Voucher Program-How to Obtain DMV Non-Driver Identification Card for Homeless Individuals
An individual experiencing homelessness may request assistance obtaining an identification card (or case manager/outreach worker identifies a need to assist a client with obtaining an identification card).
In order to acquire a voucher, an applicant must be currently experiencing homelessness and prove their identity with a birth certificate and social security card.
Below you will find contact information of Certified Providers for those currently experiencing homelessness and seeking information to obtain a DMV non-drivers identification card.
https://dhs.dc.gov/page/homeless-providers-information-dmv-non-driver-identification-card
Name |
Address |
Quad |
Zip |
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Pathways to Housing |
101 Q Street, Suite G |
NE |
20001 |
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My Sister's Place, Inc |
1007 Rhode Island Ave |
NE |
20018 |
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Helping Individual People Survive |
1309 Rhode Island Ave., Suite B |
NE |
20018 |
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District Alliance for Safe Housing |
1835 3rd Street |
NE |
20002 |
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Catholic Charites (Anchor Behavioral Health) |
1001 Lawrence Street |
NE |
20017 |
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New Hope Ministries , Inc |
425 2nd Street |
NW |
20001 |
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So Other Might Eat |
60 O Street |
NW |
20001 |
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Miriam's Kitchen |
2512 Virginia Ave |
NW |
20037 |
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Terrific, Inc |
1226 Vermont Ave |
NW |
20005 |
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Thrive DC |
1525 Newton Street |
NW |
20010 |
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Safe Haven Outreach Ministries ,Inc |
1140 North Capital Street #924 |
NW |
20002 |
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Christ House |
1717 Columbia Road |
NW |
20009 |
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The Salvation Army |
1434 Harvard Street Suite B |
NW |
20009 |
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Coalition for the Homeless |
1245 Massachusetts Ave Suite #C-1015 |
NW |
20005 |
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Casa Ruby, Inc |
2822 Georgia Ave |
NW |
20001 |
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The Father McKenna Center |
19 Eye Street |
NW |
20001 |
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Georgetown Ministry Center |
1041 Wisconsin Ave |
NW |
20001 |
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Catholic Charites |
924 G Street |
NW |
20001 |
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N Street Village |
1333 N Street |
NW |
20005 |
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McClendon Center |
1338 North Capital Street |
NW |
20002 |
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Green Door |
1221 Taylor Street |
NW |
20011 |
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Latin American Youth Center |
3045 15th Street |
NW |
20010 |
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Central Union Mission |
65 Massachusetts Ave |
NW |
20001 |
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Friendship Place |
4713 Wisconsin Ave |
NW |
20016 |
|
Covenant House |
2001 Mississippi Ave |
SE |
20020 |
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Access Housing, Inc |
4301 9th Street |
SE |
20032 |
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Everyone Home DC |
1338 G Street |
SE |
20003 |
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House of Prosperity Everlasting ,Inc |
2918 Minnesota Ave |
SE |
20019 |
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Sasha Bruce Youthwork Inc. |
5032 D Street |
SE |
20019 |
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Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington |
1345 U Street |
SE |
20020 |
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801 East Transitional Rehabilitates Program |
2700 Martin Luther King Jr Ave |
SE |
20032 |
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Office of Returning Citizen Affairs |
2100 Martin Luther King Jr Ave |
SE |
20003 |
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Jobs Have Priority, Naylor Road Program |
2601-2603 Naylor Road |
SE |
20020 |