Every Monday, folks experiencing houselessness are treated like valuable human beings, served a food truck hot lunch and provided supplies to make living on the street a little easier. Meet the local hero who makes this happen (with help), Tracey Porter, and learn about the nonprofit she founded, Food Trucks Against Homelessness.Tracey, several volunteers, and a food truck, feed about 85 people in the Westside CARES parking lot, where they cultivate friendships and also distribute underwear, socks, coats, gloves, scarves, blankets, etc. Their mission is to partner with businesses & individuals to provide meals, resources & human connection to our houseless community.Also:Get acquainted with our new co-host, Carrie Simison, a local hero in her own right.More about food trucks in generalEveryone’s favorite tacos – including broccoli tacos and cricket tacos Mentioned:The IndyCerberus BrewingDowntown Colorado SpringsFocus on the BeerWestside CaresKristy MilliganThese Girls Got BeefSmokin’ Joe’s BarbecueMateo’sDutch Heritage GardensPrime 25MeadowGrass Music FestivalThe Taco Trail in downtown Colorado SpringsAcquire Homes Real Estate Pros LINKS:Food Trucks Against Homelessness: https://foodtrucksagainsthomelessness.com/Annual Fundraiser Food Trucks Against Homelessness: https://fb.me/e/7Awk1NnORDutch Heritage Gardens – Spring Open House: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AS7DDcRkS/Westside CARES: https://www.westsidecares.org/The Taco Trail in downtown Colorado Springs – download a pass and enter to win a gift cardhttps://downtowncs.com/tacoLoving the Springs celebrates the best of Colorado Springs and elevates the rest.Plug into what’s happening in the Pikes Peak region, learn about awesome people, places and happenings, and explore opportunities to make life here even better. Longtime Springs booster Carrie Simison co-hosts with local gadflies Al Brody and Dave Gardner. All three love our two springs – Colorado and Manitou, so they give them the mic in this twice-monthly podcast. Nothing’s off the table – recreation, the arts, government, business, politics – if it touches your life, they’ll talk about it. We’ll invite the movers and shakers, conspiracy theorists, NIMBYs, YIMBYs, yaysayers and naysayers to join them.Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and give us feedback and suggestions via comments at https://studio809podcasts.com/loving-the-springs or lovingthespringspodcast at gmail.com

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