A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states. The effort started during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown to include nearly 900 bakers. Since 2020, Community Loaves has donated more than 200,000 loaves of fresh bread and some 220,000 energy cookies to food pantries. Health departments in those states allow bread to be donated from home kitchens. Amid cuts in federal funding for food aid to the poor and rising grocery prices, demand for the group's nutritious baked goods is greater than ever.

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