| Company type | Nonprofit organization |
|---|---|
| Industry | Baked goods |
| Founder | Leah Lonsbury |
| Headquarters |
Just Bakery of Atlanta is a nonprofit bakery that partners with neighbors who resettled as refugees on paid job training, professional certification, and living wage work. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The bakery was founded in October 2017 by Leah Lonsbury. Just Bakery of Atlanta bakes in a commercial kitchen in Stone Mountain, sells for doorstep deliveries and neighborhood pick-ups through an online store, and pop-ups up around the metro area, including at the Oakhurst Farmers Market on Saturdays from 9am-1pm.
References
- ^ Cameron, C. W. (August 29, 2018). "Just Bakery of Atlanta's goal: 'Eat well, do good, change lives'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Owens, Gabriel (November 22, 2017). "Nonprofit bakery in Stone Mountain dedicated to helping refugees". Decaturish. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "Just Bakery of Atlanta provides gainful employment for local refugees". International Rescue Committee. August 9, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Gay, Gale Horton (August 3, 2018). "Bakery Producing More Than Breads, Cakes and Cookies". Champion Newspaper. Vol. 23, no. 26. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ "All The Feels: Just Bakery of Atlanta". WSTR (FM). September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
Further reading
- Kleinpeter, Brittany (July 25, 2019). "Bakery wants to bake great food and change lives". 11Alive. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- Kantor, Wendy Grossman (October 1, 2019). "Atlanta Bakery Founder Trains & Hires Resettled Refugees: 'A Beautiful Exercise in Trust & Hope'". People. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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