Meet DC Central Kitchen Dorothy Bell Award Winner Veronnetta Stewart

Meet DC Central Kitchen Cafe Manager Veronnetta Stewart, the proud recipient of the Dorothy Bell Award! Given to the DCCK employee that embodies the same spirit as Dorothy, Veronnetta is […]
Partner Spotlight: Sunflower Bakery

One of the benefits of our social enterprise cafes is being able to showcase products from organizations with similar values, like Rockville-based Sunflower Bakery. Similar to DC Central Kitchen, the […]
Meet Antonio

“DC Central Kitchen gave me an opportunity, but I still had to put my foot forward, come in and learn what I can learn.”
Monumental Sports & Entertainment Joins DC Central Kitchen for 3rd Annual DCCK Cafe Day on Thursday, March 13

$1 Any Size Coffee or $2 Strawberry Lemonades All Day, Plus Free Samples of Pastries from Sunflower Bakery and Emma’s Torch
Culinary Job Training Graduation: One of the Best Days of the Year

Four times a year DC Central Kitchen honors the graduates of our Culinary Jobs Training program. You are invited to celebrate.
DC Central Kitchen Feeding the First Responders of the Potomac River Mid-Air Collision

The tragedy struck especially close to home, as our facility, the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice, sits at the tip of Buzzard Point on the Potomac River, a stones-throw from the crash site.
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 […]