Always Open: An Inauguration Story
Extra hands. Extra meals. And no complaining.
Celebrating the Career and Retirement of our Beloved CFO
Glenda Cognevich joined DC Central Kitchen in April 2006 as the leader of our Finance team with the promise of only staying in the role for three years. A self-proclaimed […]
DC Central Kitchen Receives Transformational Investment from MacKenzie Scott
DC Central Kitchen was honored to be included in philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s 2024 grantees! This past spring, we were awarded a $15 million grant – the single largest charitable gift […]
Our Favorite Stories of the Year
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 […]
Groups We Love this Giving Tuesday
Giving matters. DC Central Kitchen relies on the generosity of our community to carry out our work year-round. We also know that the challenges of hunger and poverty are too […]
Serving Up a Record-Setting Thanksgiving!
When DC Central Kitchen moved out of the basement of the Federal Shelter and into The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice in Southwest DC last spring, our […]
A Brighter Future
I’ve been blessed. In my life, I’ve run and owned restaurants. I married a tremendous life partner and became a dad to three amazing kids who are now equally amazing […]
Capital Food Fight 2024: A Party 20 Years in the Making!
When the flying dashi packets landed and the 10-minute time clock hit zero on the final round of the 2024 Capital Food Fight, DC Central Kitchen CEO Mike Curtin awarded […]
DC Central Kitchen and Veterans Working for the Community
DC Central Kitchen combats hunger and creates opportunities for veterans year-round. Since November 2023, we’ve worked with the nonprofit Cook for Vets, which engages military families and veterans in providing […]
2024 Thanksgiving Food Donations
We appreciate that there is an interest in donating food during the holiday season. Due to the nature of our programming & how we’re structured, DC Central Kitchen will not […]