A Back-to-School Meal Suggestion the Students Love
It’s tough to get kids to eat a well-balanced meal. But it’s a bit easier when they tell you what they want. We polled our students and based on their […]
DC is Going Backwards in the Fight Against Hunger
September is Hunger Action Month. Traditionally, this is a time when food insecure children are back in schools and able to count on nutritious meals in their cafeterias. When corporations […]
DC Central Kitchen Awarded by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
DC Central Kitchen, along with Washington Nationals Philanthropies, was honored by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition at their 2024 Council Awards. DCCK was given the Community Leadership […]
127,863 Meals in 61 Days!
It was another record-setting summer at DC Central Kitchen. Putting our facility, mobile meals trucks, and community connections into overdrive, our team provided more than 127,000 free meals to kids and […]
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Culinary Job Training Chili Cook-Off
The Chili Cook-off comes at the halfway point for our Culinary Job Training program. Working together in assigned teams, students must draw upon the cumulative knife skills they’ve learned over […]
DC Central Kitchen Honored for Job Creation
DC Central Kitchen was honored to be recognized at the 40th Anniversary First Source Celebratory Conference with the Excellence Award. The DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) selected DC Central […]
Back to School with Our Healthy School Food Team
DC Central Kitchen is just as excited as the students for another delicious and nutritious year! Our Healthy School Food Team will be serving nourishing and delicious scratch-cooked meals using […]
“The Food Fighters” Book Launch Highlights the ‘Rock’ of DC Central Kitchen
Surrounded by DC Central Kitchen Board Members, friends of the Kitchen, current and former Culinary Job Training students, staff, restaurant partners, and C-SPAN on a Tuesday evening in the middle […]
DC Central Kitchen Welcomes New Board Chair, Outstanding New Board Members
In the midst of DC Central Kitchen’s 35th year of strengthening bodies, empowering minds, and building communities, the DCCK Board of Directors bid adieu to beloved members, welcomed six new individuals, […]
Healthy Corners’ Most Successful Week in 13 Years
This August, our Healthy Corners program marks 13 years of delivering fresh and healthy fruits and vegetables to corner stores in underserved neighborhoods throughout Washington, DC. In the last 12 […]