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 […]
Meet Christine.
Christine came to DC Central Kitchen in the spring of 2018 while she was living at Shepherd’s Cove, a homeless shelter in Capitol Heights, MD. Initially unsure of whether our […]
30 years of DCCK: In the news
DCCK’s first day in operation covered by The Washington Post from January 20, 1989. Read more>> On January 20, 2019, we marked our 30th year in operation. This isn’t a […]
30 years at DC Central Kitchen
DC Central Kitchen founder, Robert Egger, during our earlier days of food recovery and meal distribution. What it does it mean when an organization that set out to put […]