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 […]
Robert Egger on the 20 years since the release of “Begging For Change”
DC Central Kitchen’s founder Robert Egger’s first book, Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding For All, was released in 2004. If you […]
Meet Sarah Ravitz, Capital Food Fight 2024 Competitor
Tickets to the 2024 Capital Food Fight on Thursday, November 7 at The Anthem are now available! Sarah Ravitz’s career in Washington, DC began at Alta Strada, where the California native quickly […]
DC Central Kitchen Recognized as a 2024 Hilton Global Foundation Grantee for Workforce Development Efforts
Washington, DC – October 16, 2024 – Today, DC Central Kitchen is proud to announce its selection as a 2024 Hilton Global Foundation grant recipient, receiving $400,000 in support of the organization’s work in […]
Meet Jovana Urriola, Capital Food Fight 2024 Competitor
Tickets to the 2024 Capital Food Fight on Thursday, November 7 at The Anthem are now available! Jovana Urriola is a distinguished Panamanian chef, restaurateur and television personality. In 2018, Jovana secured […]