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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than a year ago, Sabrina Budde was living in her apartment, but not doing much else. She said she was sleeping a lot and couldn't take care of her own needs.

She receives mental health services from Family and Children's Services. It was through F&CS that she learned about the Altamont Bakery, a commercial enterprise where the mentally ill work alongside volunteers to make and bake cookies admired by foodies, cookie lovers and dessert connoisseurs.

For Budde, who has professional pastry arts training from Platt College, it was a match made in confectionery heaven. She...