Photo ID Clinic & Program Startup Resources

The materials provided here were developed by the Outreach Program at St. Francis Xavier College Church in St. Louis, Missouri. They bring nearly 30 years of experience running a volunteer-led document access clinic to this collaborative space. Additional materials have been added by the Ashrei Foundation, who began a partnership with St. Francis in 2022 to pilot a parallel program in North St. Louis City. The materials are shared here freely and with the intent to facilitate statewide collaboration, in hopes that other organizations, congregations and coalitions across Missouri might borrow and adapt these tools to fit local context, aligned in the goal of honoring the dignity of all people in Missouri by expanding access to US birth certificates and Missouri photo identification through logistical and financial assistance.

Quick Links

Resources

Recorded Zoom Trainings

Please click the links below to access recordings of trainings provided.


  1. Clinic Startup, 9-12-22

  2. Train the Trainer: Volunteer Training, 10-24-22

  3. Volunteer Training, 8-1-22

  4. Volunteer Training (Ashrei), 10-4-22

  5. The Power of a Picture, 9-6-22

  6. Volunteer Orientation (example), 9-8-22

Training Handouts

Please click the links below to access handouts and materials used during trainings.


  1. Slides from Clinic Startup training, 9-12-22

  2. Clinic Startup Toolkit, working draft version 10-10-22

  3. Train the Trainer: Volunteer Training slides, 10-24-22

  4. Volunteer Training slides (Ashrei), 10-4-22

  5. Volunteer Orientation slides, 9-8-22

  6. Power of a Picture slides

Quick Start Resources

Please use the links below for some basic resources to help you get started quickly.


  1. Google Drive Folder

  2. Non-real ID list of acceptable documents

  3. Secretary of State Voter ID Website (formerly ShowIt2Vote)

Budgeting & Finances

Materials coming soon!

Communication Templates

Materials coming soon!

Clinic Materials

Materials coming soon!

News Coverage

Below, please find links to some recent media coverage related to the clinics, the changes to MO law, and how our communities are talking about these issues.


  1. KSDK, 8-25-22; "St. Louis organizations help Missourians sign up for photo IDs needed to vote"

  2. Jewish Light, 9-7-22; "Saving the soul of the nation, one vote at a time"

  3. St. Louis Public Radio, 9-9-22; "Photo ID clinic in north St. Louis to help people obtain identification to vote"

  4. KMOV, 9-9-22; "St. Louis' special election to be first under Missouri's new voting laws"