Whitman County

Rural Resources Community Action [1]

• Since 1965, Rural Resources Community Action has helped residents of Northeastern Washington help themselves and each other. Through education, resources and support, we offer real hope to children, seniors and families, by working to create a stronger and more stable community for us all.Each year, 14,000 people in Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Whitman and Stevens Counties turn to Rural Resources for short-term assistance and long-term solutions to help them take control of their lives and their futures.
• Resource Guide
  • Stevens County 11/12/20 [2]
  • Lincoln County January 2021 [3]
  • Pend Oreille County 01/2020 [4]
  • THE RESOURCE GUIDES ARE UPDATED FREQUENTLY. PRINT THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE GUIDE FROM THE RURAL RESOURCES HOME PAGE.
• Housing [5]
  • Domestic Violence Assistance [6]
  • Rental Assistance [7]
  • Weatherization [8]
  • Energy Bills [9]
  • Energy Assistance Information [10]
  • Home Repairs [11]
  • First Time Homebuyers [12]
• Jobs [13]
• Senior Services [14]
• Transportation [15]
  • Shopping Trips [16]
• Also on Ferry County, Lincoln County, Pend Oreille County, and Stevens County pages.

Lavender Rights Project Trans Advocacy in Rural Places (TARP) [17]

• The Trans Advocacy in Rural Places program builds community knowledge, legal skills and grassroots power for the legal self-sufficiency and civil rights of transgender, two spirit and gender diverse people who live in rural or geographically isolated areas across Washington state.
• TARP Legal Documents Bank [18]
  • Get lots of Know Your Rights tip sheets related to trans issues. TARP has example county specific court forms with instructions for how to get name and gender change court orders (including those that require an out of state birth certificate update).
• TARP Whitman County [19]
  • Fill-able court forms, example documents and thorough instructions packets for filing for name changes, gender change recognition orders and out of state birth certificate update orders. Currently adult forms and instructions are available. There are forms for gender change recognition court orders that both include and exclude a birth certificate update. Minor forms will be added soon. If you need them in the meantime, please email [email protected]
  • Instruction Packet Adult Name and Gender Change in Court [20]
  • Instruction Packet updating all your other ID documents after court [21]
  • Name Change Petition [22]
  • Example of Name Change Petition [23]
  • Adult Gender Change Recognition Petition without Birth Certificate [24]
  • Proposed Order for Gender Change Recognition with no Birth Certificate Update for Adults [25]
  • Example of Gender Change Recognition Petition and Order with No Birth Certificate Update for Adults [26]
  • Adult Birth Certificate Update Gender Change Recognition Petition [27]
  • Proposed Order for Birth Certificate Update Gender Recognition for Adults [28]
  • Example of Gender Change Recognition Petition and Order with Birth Certificate Update for Adults [29]
  • Fee Waiver Packet and Forms from Washington Law Help [30]
  • Note: Due to the volume of resources provided by Lavender Rights Trans Advocacy in Rural Places documents linked to this page are for this county only. For access to different documents on TARP Legal Documents Bank and information about other Lavender Rights programs visit the Queer & LGBTQIA+ Resources or Legal Assistance and Literature pages.

Due to the low volume of people reentering to Whitman County ILS staff has not researched reentry resources. If you require resources for Whitman County please contact Library staff for assistance locating information.