Meet Isatu.
The path to and through DC Central Kitchen is not the same for everyone. Some people come to volunteer and end up applying to work in our overcrowded kitchen. Others […]
Create opportunities in our hometown
Washington, DC is our home. It’s also home to some serious challenges. The nation’s largest racial disparity in employment rates. The highest intensity of gentrification of any U.S. city. DC […]
Culinary Skills Crossover
We’re always looking for new ways to leverage our resources and expertise for the greater good. Earlier this month, we did just that. Our Nutrition and Community Education team joined […]
30 YEARS OF DCCK: Volunteers
As National Volunteer Month comes to a close, we’re reflecting on not only the volunteers who joined us this month, but also the volunteers who have made our work possible […]
Introducing Social Return on Investment: the change you create with your dollar
DC Central Kitchen’s founder and longtime leader Robert Egger was known to end conversations with the quip “good business” to indicate how we don’t view our work as charity. Our […]
Meet Cora.
Today, Cora is a certified food safety manager in our nation’s capital, helping prepare hundreds of meals each day for local schools and nonprofits that reflect scratch-cooking techniques and rigorous […]
Meet Ms. Dot.
If you’re following our #30yearsofDCCK stories online, you’ve probably heard about the legendary Dorothy Bell. One of the first DC Central Kitchen culinary graduates to join our staff, Ms. Dot […]
Meet Ron.
At DC Central Kitchen, we’re not just creating jobs. We’re creating opportunities for members of our community who have faced serious challenges themselves to become leaders and champions of change. […]
DC Central Kitchen stands up
In the weeks since the Washington City Paper reported a major cut to our contract providing meals to DC shelters, we have been moved by the incredible outpouring of support from […]
30 years of DCCK: Our Staff
As we look back over the last 30 years and all we have done to make DC a better place to live and work, one thing remains the same: the […]