How shelter rules, IDs, lack of voucher acceptance contribute to homelessness

Without an ID, experts say a person can’t get out of homelessness. “You need it for any housing,” said Leni Garner, who works for the Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative or PAD as a care navigator. It’s not just housing -- IDs are needed to get a job, a bank account, a car, and the like.