Laura was staying at a women\u2019s shelter in Columbus, Georgia when VoteRiders met her at our inaugural Voter ID Clinic sponsored by Aflac and hosted by Open Door. She needed to obtain a Georgia ID, not only so she could exercise her right to vote, but also to secure employment and housing.<\/p>\n
We were able to leverage Laura’s old out-of-state ID to make an appointment for her with the Georgia Department of Driver Services. Before that all-important meeting, we reviewed the documentation she would need to be successful with her. This person-to-person experience helped Laura feel confident when going to her appointment \u2013 and she is now the proud holder of a Georgia ID. We also know that Laura is on her way to stable employment, housing, and a better life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Laura was staying at a women\u2019s shelter in Columbus, Georgia when VoteRiders met her at our inaugural Voter ID Clinic sponsored by Aflac and hosted by Open Door. She needed to obtain a Georgia ID, not only so she could exercise her right to vote, but also to secure employment and housing. We were able […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-voter-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n