Growing a Movement for Healthy Food Access
On October 14th, DC Central Kitchen was proud to participate as a Planning Partner in the first-ever Grocery Walk highlighting the ‘grocery gap’ in DC’s Ward 8. Initiated by our […]
100% employment for recent grads!
The job search can be grueling, especially for our Culinary Job Training students who often have histories of incarceration or other high barriers to employment. But our recent cohort of […]
All donations will be doubled!
The scarcity of healthy, affordable food in lower-income neighborhoods of our city has contributed to a childhood obesity rate upwards of 40 percent. With just three grocery stores in DC’s […]
Capital Food Fight returns November 16!
Tickets to DC Central Kitchen’s signature fundraising event, Capital Food Fight™ are now on sale! Presented by Smithfield Foods, Capital Food Fight brings together over 1,200 guests to taste food […]
We’re training people for jobs, but we’re not stopping there
If you feel like there’s a new restaurant opening on every corner, you’re not alone. The restaurant industry, both in DC and across the country, is booming. Over the month […]
Students descend upon nation’s capital for CKP Boot Camp
Replicating DC Central Kitchen’s model in big cities and small towns across America isn’t easy. That’s why every summer, we bring the students in charge of leading our dozens of […]
Healthy Corners ad campaign launches in Ward 8
With five social ventures responsible for serving more than 3 million meals and employing 177 people, it isn’t always easy to stay on top of what DC Central Kitchen is […]
Smithfield Foods donates 80,000 pounds of protein to DCCK and the Capital Area Food Bank
On Thursday, August 17, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, donated nearly 80,000 pounds of protein to […]
DCCK receives $40,000 from the Walmart Foundation
DC Central Kitchen has received a $40,000 donation from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to support our efforts to provide nutritious meals to DC residents and train jobless adults for […]
Hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation
At DCCK, we know that hunger is a year-round problem. Each year when school is out of session, our Community Meals program ramps up our summer meal production efforts to […]