Jefferson County

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• A group of local citizens organized the Clallam-Jefferson Community Action Council in 1966, less than two years after the enactment of federal authorizing legislation. These men and women recognized the unmistakable signs of poverty lurking in the shadows of the majestic Olympic Mountains – poor health, hunger, high unemployment and homelessness.
• Housing Services [2]
  • Including information about emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, and short-term financial assistance.
  • Application for Housing Assistance [3] Printing Note: Online application, prints funny
• Client Support Services [4]
  • Including information on mental health counseling, financial assistance for basic needs, and links to food banks.
• Contact information [5]
• Also on Clallam County page.

Jefferson County Food Banks [6]

• Food Banks in Port Townsend, Tri-Area (Port Hadlock), Brinnon, and Quilcine.

Lavender Rights Project Trans Advocacy in Rural Places (TARP) [7]

• 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 [8]
  • 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 Jefferson County [9]
  • 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. Both Adult and Minor forms and instructions are available. There are forms for gender change recognition court orders that both include and exclude a birth certificate update.
  • Instruction Packet Adult Name and Gender Change in Court [10]
  • Instruction Packet Minor Name and Gender Change in Court [11]
  • Instruction Packet updating all your other ID documents after court [12]
  • Name Change Petition [13]
  • Example of Name Change Petition [14]
  • Adult Gender Change Recognition Petition without Birth Certificate [15]
  • Proposed Order for Gender Change Recognition with no Birth Certificate Update for Adults [16]
  • Example of Gender Change Recognition Petition and Order with No Birth Certificate Update for Adults [17]
  • Adult Birth Certificate Update Gender Change Recognition Petition [18]
  • Proposed Order for Birth Certificate Update Gender Recognition for Adults [19]
  • Example of Gender Change Recognition Petition and Order with Birth Certificate Update for Adults [20]
  • Minor Gender Change Recognition Petition without Birth Certificate [21]
  • Proposed Order for Minor Gender Change Recognition without Birth Certificate [22]
  • Minor Petition for Birth Certificate Update and Gender Recognition [23]
  • Proposed Order for Minor Birth Certificate Update Gender Change Recognition [24]
  • Fee Waiver Packet and Forms from Washington Law Help [25]
• 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 Jefferson County ILS staff has not researched reentry resources. If you require resources for Jefferson County please contact Library staff for assistance locating information.