Alumni Spotlight: Meet Deon
“He put the work in. He came in with consistency. He came and committed.”
An Intern’s Farewell
Today is our final day of DCCK’s summer internship program. My fellow interns and I will miss the organized chaos that is the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and […]
Alumni Spotlight: Meet Dorothy and Andre
“I really want to give other people the same opportunity that I was given and let them know there’s other alternatives. Some people just need help to guide them to where they want to be.”
“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 […]
CJT Graduate and Cafe Lead Mykel T. Is Committed to Growth
Mykel T. is interested in growth. His peers nominated him to represent Culinary Job Training (CJT) Class 125 at graduation last summer, but he spent graduation day at the hospital […]
Board Spotlight: Radhika Mohan
Hold onto your accomplishments. Set long-term goals. Remember your support networks. Accept failure as an inevitable part of the process. These were just a few pieces of advice DCCK Board […]
Women’s History Month: Reflections from across DCCK
March is Women’s History Month, but the impact of women in the non-profit sector often goes unnoticed and without much celebration. Nationally, women make up more than 75 percent of […]
Meet the Hunger Fighters: Aliyah N.
Aliyah N. poses for a portrait at the National Harbor. Aliyah is now working full time for her own catering business, “Takes Thyme Catering”. Aliyah N. first realized her culinary […]
Meet the Hunger Fighters: Larry P.
Larry P. poses for a photo before distributing bags of groceries. Larry grew up watching his mother cook in his childhood kitchen. At a young age his mother taught him […]
Meet Ablawa.
“Do you really know what you’re getting yourself into?” was the question Ablawa asked herself as she started her first day as a Culinary Job Training (CJT) student in April 2017. After working as a […]