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Pastor working to help homeless get identification documents

‘Without ID, you’re kind of messed up’

Pastor Jerry Deyton started The Way day center in 2014 for the homeless. He recently received grant money to help people get their personal documentation which goes a long way to getting a job. - photo by Scott Rogers

12102017 LICENSE 1.jpg — Pastor Jerry Deyton started The Way day center in 2014 for the homeless. He recently received grant money to help people get their personal documentation which goes a long way to getting a job. - photo by Scott Rogers

When Steve Walton’s home was in flames, so went every form of ID he had. The man who later moved to Hall County found himself in a catch-22 familiar to the homeless community: You need a birth certificate for an ID, and you need to show ID for a birth certificate.