The Guys from West Coast Tacos ‘Bite Back’

Our campaign is all about encouraging you to find unique ways to give of who you are and what you do to make a difference in the lives of moms and kids who have found themselves homeless because of the economy or domestic violence. Well, Indy, you’re listening.

The guys from West Coast Tacos are on a mission to bring LA-style tacos to the Hoosier Heartland, and they’re making sure to “do the most good” along the way. Yesterday, we saw an article at indystar.com that featured this start-up company and their growing success using facebook and twitter to grow a fan and customer base here in our city. Well, mouths started to water, so the Homelessness Bites crew decided that we should check them out.

That initial curiosity turned into a great partnership. West Coast Taco was looking for a non-profit to help out and we are that non-profit! Patrick, John and Arnold will be pulling their truck up to our Women and Children’s Shelter next weekend to feed them their afternoon meal. How great is that? These guys are giving of who they are to show these ladies and kids that their community cares about them.

So, check out their facebook page. Even better yet, “like” them and they’ll let you know where their truck will be parking to serve next. And thanks, West Coast Tacos. Way to ‘bite back’!

Squish Designs spreads the word

A special thanks to Nicki Laycoax and Squish Designs for helping us Bite Back! Not only has she been tweeting the cause of Indy’s 1,500 homeless kids, she’s created the official Twitter cause “twibbon“. Which is pretty cool since before I met Nicki, I didn’t know that was possible. See? That’s why Squish Designs can say that they truly develop your business or organization – everything social media from blogs to Twitter to facebook.

And speaking of facebook, due to the diligent promotion from Nicki and Squish (as well as our campaign spokesperson, Mel McMahon, and our own social media intern Deb) we’ve got 450 fans from here to Texas and back! Way to Bite Back!