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artificialavocado t1_j87iubn wrote

Oh hmm this was like 5 years ago but I remember a local post office being the closest place. I didn’t realize you needed an appt but the lady was nice she had time to see me it doesn’t take long. It was actually easier than I thought it would be once you get the picture and stuff squared away. CVS pharmacy has a background and knows the dimensions and stuff it was like $8 I think. I would suggest doing the post office route if possible.

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artificialavocado t1_j87iexi wrote

Who’s “they?” When I did mine I had to make an appointment at the post office. The post master does the in person stuff and they mail it to the State department. They actually take your physical documents. Your birth certificate will be returned in a few weeks in a separate envelope so keep an eye out for it sometimes people think it is junk mail and throw it out. It was a little weird you have to raise your right hand and do the oath of allegiance in the back of the office.

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Type1paleobetic t1_j87h6nd wrote

Able Bodies Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs). For SNAP, if you have no children, you have to do work searches or other employment and training activities unless you have an approved exception. They are a pain in the ass but it is essentially making people do something to get them job ready or work in general to be self sufficient.

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j87gp6w wrote

[Canadian provincial and territorial photo cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_provincial_and_territorial_photo_cards#:~:text=A card valid for a,for a fee of $20.&text=Seniors do not pay a renew fee.)

>In Canada, provincial driver's licences are the primary form of government-issued photo ID. Most Canadian provinces produce photo ID cards for Canadians who do not drive. A common feature of these cards is that it cannot be held concurrently with a valid drivers licence.

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artificialavocado t1_j87cvy4 wrote

I agree. I’m not exactly the type of person afraid of poor areas but many people are. I lived in a bad part of Philly years ago and they were the nicest people ever. But yeah random acts of violent or robbery of course can happen but are kind of rare at least in Reading. It is mostly gang or drug related. Be mindful and use some common sense if for whatever reason you are passing through. Those neighborhoods are all residential so yeah there isn’t much reason to be wandering around.

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Type1paleobetic t1_j87cg8l wrote

Absolutely correct. Before COVID, the rumor was that ABAWDs were coming back for SNAP because our UC % was so low; the state talked about furloughing some of UC examiners (and they hadn’t hired any in awhile)…well then COVID happened and and all hell broke loose…they were working OT and then some, coupled with a severely outdated UC system. Then they “upgraded” the system, and they are still behind. I feel for the UC workers.

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artificialavocado t1_j87cail wrote

I phrased it clumsy. Not so much in the context of this discussion but when places gentrify rent and stuff usually goes up very quickly so it becomes unlivable for a lot of the folks that used to live there sometimes cresting every denser pockets of poverty somewhere else. It can be a double edge sword sometimes.

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