<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2tqd5m_1FHkQPRn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2tqd5m_1FHkQPRn00" width="800" height="450" >CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — When Cedar Rapids residents temporarily lost access to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown earlier this year, Nikki and Amber Lynn stepped in to help feed people facing food insecurity. Now, after a string of setbacks, the co-owners of Bread and Buttered Bakery are asking the community that once rallied around them to do it again.Through a food pantry effort, the business was able to feed countless Cedar Rapids residents in need, even as the owners dealt with personal struggles of their own.Last December, the Lynns lost their home in a house fire and are still working to rebuild. They said they received an abundance of support from the community at the time.“It was actually kind of surreal when we got hit with that unexpected tragedy, the community definitely rallied around us at that time too. So, this unfortunately isn't the first-time we've got the community behind us for something that we've gone through,” Nikki Lynn said.More recently, major equipment problems with the bakery’s commercial refrigerator and specialty bread oven have temporarily put the business out of operation. The Lynns have already lost roughly $6,000 to $7,000 worth of product due to temperature fluctuations in the building.Amber Lynn said Cedar Rapids residents have a history of coming together when hardship hits.“We are a large city, but for the most part when tragedy or something bad strikes it doesn't matter what people's differences are, they're viewpoints are. There is always a huge rally behind whatever travesty has struck,” she said.A link to the bakery’s GoFundMe is shared for those who want to help.</div></body>

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — When Cedar Rapids residents temporarily lost access to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown earlier this year, Nikki and Amber Lynn stepped in to help feed people facing food insecurity. Now, after a string of setbacks, the co-owners of Bread and Buttered Bakery are asking the community that once rallied around them to do it again.

Cedar Rapids bakery that aided SNAP customers seeks community support after setbacks

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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — When Cedar Rapids residents temporarily lost access to SNAP benefits during the government shutdown earlier this year, Nikki and Amber

Cedar Rapids bakery that aided SNAP customers seeks community support after setbacks

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