About Us

Photo by Neysa Ruhl Photography.

Bake Me Home was established in 2008 by stay-at-home mom, Alison Bushman, and her 7-year-old twin daughters, Amy and Emma. Bake Me Home grew from their desire to do something more for the homeless family shelter where they had volunteered together for 3 years. Their volunteer work began with collecting items for the Bethany House Shelter at the twins’ birthday party each year. In lieu of gifts from their friends, the girls asked for items for the shelter such as books, infants toys, and snacks for summer field trips. Once the items were gathered, they delivered them to the shelter and prepared a homemade pancake breakfast for the families. The girls’ favorite part was always staying after breakfast to play with other kids at the shelter.

As the girls grew older, several things all came together at once to give life to Bake Me Home. While watching Teen Kids News, Emma was fascinated by coverage of a Young Entrepreneurs Convention and asked if “kids could really start their own business?!” Amy’s love of cooking took the girls to “Camp Cuisine” at Mercy HealthPlex where the theme “food as gifts” sent the girls home with a mason jar of cookie mix. Meanwhile, their Mom, Alison was inspired by stories of wonderful philanthropic projects at a WPO Legacies Conference, but asked the question “who would watch my kids if I was building houses in Mexico?” The lights came on!  A simple jar of cookie mix for families leaving the shelter — what a great way to give other mothers and children the experience of baking together that they loved so much.

After lots of hard work (and taste testing!) Alison, Amy and Emma perfected their original Bake Me Home Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe, applied for tax-exempt status with the IRS, and were blessed to be surrounded by generous people who shared their passion for making the world a better place, one cookie at a time!

You can contact us at cookiegirls@bakemehome.com or PO Box 30082, Cincinnati, OH 45230.

Mission Statement

Bake Me Home is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting volunteersim and providing disadvantaged moms and kids with direct services that encourage shared family experiences.

Board of Directors

Amy Zimmerman, Board Chair
Alison Bushman, Bake Me Home President
Amy Bushman, Bake Me Home Co-Founder
Emma Bushman, Bake Me Home Co-Founder
Marianne Falk, Secretary
Jennifer Hartley, Treasurer
Jay Burt
Susan Earley
Tammy Imhoff
Kristin Shuba

501(c)(3) Status and Financials