By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Reno County Department of Aging is making forms and giving direction on how those who suffered loss in the fire can recover documents such as birth certificates and other important papers.
“We just decided that we would put together a document that would really cover a lot of different types of documents,” Director Barb Lilyhorn said. “This little document we put together talks about credit cards so you can either stop those or get them replaced.”
The forms will also provide avenues for getting marriage licenses or birth certificates replaced. Lilyhorn says there are a lot of documents that people may not think of at the moment while under duress.
“The documents we think of right away would be your driver's license and then your birth certificate,” Lilyhorn said. “A lot of times those are things you have to have so that you can prove who you are so that you can qualify for other services.”
Lilyhorn says getting documents replaced might take a little longer than it has in the past.
“We won't know how quickly things will happen,” Lilyhorn said. “COVID really put a lot of our government agencies at a disadvantage because they were working away from their office.”
The Department of Aging was at the VOAD assistance event handing out applications for birth certificate and wedding license replacement, along with tips on how to get assistance from Social Security to get cards replaced, and even information on how to replace lost currency and savings bonds. Lilyhorn says they will provide this service at the Department of Aging until it is no longer needed.
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