Community Loaves is a non-profit, providing training, guidance, and infrastructure enabling food banks to receive loaves of honey oat sandwich bread (and more recently, energy cookies). Volunteer home bakers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California create baked goods twice a month, delivering them to neighborhood hubs that serve as collection points. Community Loaves takes it from there, getting the bread to local food banks.
They also provide the recipes and training, ensuring that the bread produced is consistent and meets their nutritional goals. Packaging is distributed to the bakers by the hubs, and some ingredients can be purchased directly from the hubs as well.
Community Loaves provides a wonderful link, making sure that the products of local bakers go directly to address the issue of food insecurity in their communities. Their website has information on how to get involved, and to support their mission. read more