The total investment by Flagler Cares was $89.50 and an hour of staff time. She first needed her out of state birth certificate.ĭeAnna OFlaherty, Project Director, worked with her to request her birth certificate online and then met her at the tag office just days before the shutdown to assist her in getting her ID. She was referred to Flagler Cares by the County Human Services office. She had gone to the county’s indigent health program to get funds to get her cataracts removed but needed proof she was a Flagler County resident. She had come to Flagler to live with her sister and was working hard to regain her health. Her quality of life was further impacted by her declining eyesight due to cataracts in both eyes.
She had been struggling with mental illness for years and had no income while she applied to Social Security Disability. In February 2020, a Flagler County resident came to Flagler Cares to get an ID through the IDAssist program. Cooperative Programs Remove Barriers to Sight