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Our mission is to use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities.

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Preparing adults with high barriers to employment for culinary careers.
Culinary Job Training

Preparing adults with high barriers to employment for culinary careers.

Featuring fresh food made with love by DC Central Kitchen staff and students.
Catering & Cafes

Featuring fresh food made with love by DC Central Kitchen staff and students.

Serving award-winning farm-to-school menus at DC schools.
Healthy School Food

Serving award-winning farm-to-school menus at DC schools.

Transforming corners stores into access points for healthy, affordable food.
Healthy Corners

Transforming corners stores into access points for healthy, affordable food.

Preparing nutritious meals for nonprofits, youth programs, and shelters.
Community Meals

Preparing nutritious meals for nonprofits, youth programs, and shelters.

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Photos: CJT Class 127 Cookoff!
Photos: CJT Class 127 Cookoff!

At long last, Culinary Job Training Class 127 competed in their highly… Read more »

33 Years of Revealing Solutions
33 Years of Revealing Solutions

  Today marks 33 years since Robert Egger turned the nonprofit sector… Read more »

DCCK Mourns Passing of Former Chair & Champion
DCCK Mourns Passing of Former Chair & Champion

DC Central Kitchen celebrates the life of our thought-partner, advocate, and friend… Read more »

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