An Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office, which opened in August on the Human Services Campus near downtown Phoenix, has issued state IDs to 780 people in its first full month. 

MVD’s partnership with the Homeless ID Project enables clients experiencing instability or homelessness to obtain replacement driver licenses or state IDs without having to find transportation several miles to the nearest MVD office, according to a release.

State-issued IDs are essential for obtaining services and employment. 

Staffed 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday by an MVD representative, the office can be converted to a TeleMVD office in which customers can conduct many transactions with representatives located elsewhere, the release stated.

Officials said MVD participation complements the efforts of the Homeless ID Project, which during 2022 provided 12,143 documents. They included 8,000 state-issued IDs and 4,000 replacement copies of birth certificates from all 50 states.