How do I Launch an Effort in My Neighborhood?

This is one of our favorite questions! Our local efforts are arranged around a hub - a central gathering place for the collection of home baked goods before bringing the whole donation to the food bank. Launching a new Community Loaves hub is a wonderful way to build the foundation for supplying a local food bank with freshly baked, nutritious bread and energy cookies! Every new community effort needs just three things - a volunteer leader that supports a neighborhood of bakers, a Food Bank partner to receive the donations, and volunteer bakers. Read on to learn more about each of these, and then on to Next Steps if this feels like a good fit for you.