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Our Favorite Stories of the Year

DC Central Kitchen

It was a record-setting 35th year at DC Central Kitchen! We surpassed 50 million meals served in our history while providing more meals than ever before over the summer and the Thanksgiving holiday.

Healthy Corners sold more than 460,000 units of fresh and frozen produce at 58 corner stores. Healthy School Food now serves our signature scratch-cooked meals to nearly 7,000 students at 30 DC schools with a 91% student satisfaction rating! 178 individuals have completed the Culinary Job Training program of fiscal year 2024 with a 90% job placement rate. All of this led to $130 million in local economic impact! And more than 19,000 volunteers, including Vice President Harris, the Second Gentleman and their family, have donated their valuable time to help us never miss a meal.

Here are some of the best stories that YOU made possible in 2024.

Robert Egger, Jose Andres, Mike Curtin Jr.

Fox 5: DC Central Kitchen marks 35 years

DC Central Kitchen Adds 12 DC Public Schools to Award-Winning Healthy School Food Program

NBC4: DC Central Kitchen, DoorDash deliver free meals

Blue catfish tacos

WTOP: ‘They’re everywhere’: Maryland seeks to reduce supply of tasty, invasive blue fish

DC Central Kitchen staff in the kitchen

WJLA: DC Central Kitchen celebrates serving its 50 millionth meal

DC News Now: Fresh produce now on the menu at Nationals Youth Baseball Academy

C-SPAN: The Food Fighters Book Launch

Capital Food Fight 2024 hosts, guests and competitors

WUSA9: Capital Food Fight at The Anthem

DC Central Kitchen staff on The White House lawn

DC Central Kitchen Brings Our Mission to The White House on Halloween!

WUSA9: Vice President Harris volunteers alongside family members at DC Central Kitchen Thanksgiving Day

NBC4: DC Central Kitchen to provide record 69,000 Thanksgiving meals