Birds of the Northwest
This bird was designated as Washington's state bird in 1951.
What is the American Goldfinch?
The number of stripes the original Pride Flag had.
What is 8? Fun fact, there are actually over 30 different Pride flags. The widely recognized six-color rainbow flag (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet) represents the diversity of the community. The Progress Flag includes black, brown, light blue, pink and white to explicitly represent marginalized LGBTQ+ people of color and the transgender community.
Inigo Montoya was on a quest for revenge in this movie.
What is the Princess Bride? Fun fact, my wedding was officiated in Princess Bride style.
Travel document needed for site or fidelity reviews in addition to online submission.
What is the Travel Authorization (TA) form? The Personal Development Request (PDR) form is required for all other travel requests.
Federally funded outreach program that serves folks with serious mental illness.
What is the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program?
Largest of the native waterfowl in North America, and one of our heaviest flying birds, this bird was almost driven to extinction early in the 20th century.
What is the Trumpeter Swan?
The first US president that officially declared June as "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" in 1999.
Who is Bill Clinton? President Barack Obama later expanded it to include the broader LGBTQ+ community.
In this 1988 movie, a young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey to protect a baby from an evil queen.
What is Willow?
This group reviews and approves data collection and sharing?
What is SubDuc? SubDuc approval is required for collection of data (category 2, 3 and 4)
State funded outreach program that serves folks with SUD and was established through the original Blake Bill.
What is The Homeless Outreach Stabilization and Transition (HOST) program?
These birds are the only birds that can flap their wings in a figure-eight pattern, allowing them to fly backward, upside down, and hover in place.
What is the hummingbird?
The activist known as the "Mother of Pride" who organized the first Pride march in 1970.
Who is Brenda Howard? The first Pride march was called the Christopher Street Liberation Day March. they expected a few hundred but the march ultimately drew and estimated 2,000 to 5,000 participants
This 1985 movie is about an outcast knight and his lover, who have been cursed by an evil bishop to become animals during night and day.
What is Ladyhawke?
The form required for spending state funds over 10K.
What is the Exemption Request Form?
This program is funded dually with SOR and SUPTRS block grant and provides support services and barrier removal funds for folks with SUD.
What is the SUD Recovery supports services Program?
One of the world's fastest birds; in power-diving from great heights to strike prey possibly reaching 200 mph.
What is the Peregrine Falcon?
The event that was the catalyst for the modern gay rights movement.
What is the Stonewall Uprising? June 28, 1969 marked the beginning of the uprising. Police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village. Instead of dispersing, patrons and the local community resisted, leading to days of protests that galvanized the gay liberation movement.
In this 2013 movie, the unthinkable happens when heavily armed and highly trained terrorists launch a bold daytime attack on the White House.
What is Olympus has fallen?
The time frame between July 1 and June 30th.
What is the state fiscal year? All fiscal years are named based year the period ends. For example, we are currently in state fiscal year 26 but will start state fiscal year 27 on July 1, 2026
This program launched in May of 2022 that addresses financial barriers to housing for folks who are receiving FCS and are authorized for Supportive Housing Services.
What is the Transition Assistance Program?
This bird is know as the 4-Sexed Bird.
What is the White-throated Sparrow? While they are biologically male or female, they come in two distinct color morphs (white-striped and tan-striped), and their strict mating rules mean each bird can effectively only mate with one specific type
The location of the largest Pride event in the world.
What is Sao Paulo in Brazil? info drop: 3 years before the first Pride Parade, the P.R.I.D.E (Personal Rights in Defense and Education) a pioneering LGBTQ+ civil rights group made history by organizing one of the nation’s first organized gay civil rights demonstrations, in response to a violent LAPD raid a the Black Cat Tavern in LA New Year's Eve 1966
In this 1990 movie, an old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.
What is a Bird on a Wire?
This 12-month period serves as the timeline for all federal accounting, financial reporting, and annual budget execution and runs from 10/1-9/30
What is the federal fiscal year? Although we try to align all our programs with the state fiscal year, we do have some programs operating on the federal fiscal year.
The current number RSS team members
What is 28?