12 Years of Healthy Corners: How the Seeds We Planted are Still Sprouting New Roots
The Seeds The fight for fairer access to healthy food in DC may have generated significant headlines in recent months, but the fight itself has been a generational one. […]
Partner Spotlight: DC Food Project’s Back to School Plan to End Hunger
September marks many things. The return to school. The start of fall. The beginning of football season. It’s also Hunger Action Month, a time to raise awareness about the stark […]
Capital Food Fight Returns on November 9th!
DC’s baddest night of doing good returns to The Anthem on Thursday, November 9th. The 19th installment of Capital Food Fight, presented by Instacart, will feature an all-star cast of […]
Media Hit: Civil Eats Spotlights DCCK’s Summer Feeding Efforts
Photo Credit: Jake Price, Civil Eats 49 percent of DC households with children experienced food insecurity at some point during the last year, and studies have shown that hunger rates […]
DC Central Kitchen at the 3rd Annual Family Reunion
DC Central Kitchen staff and Culinary Job Training students spent last week under the tents at Salamander Resort in Middleburg, VA, for the third annual Food & Wine Family Reunion […]
DCCK Celebrates National Farmers Market Week
In commemoration of National Farmers Market Week, members of the DC Central Kitchen team joined the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), community partners, and market vendors along Independence Avenue last […]
The Washington Post: A salmon harvest feeds D.C.’s hungry and models eco-friendly fish farming
Washington Post Reporter Kyle Swenson featured DC Central Kitchen’s innovative partnership with the Conservation Fund’s Freshwater Institute. Thanks to this collaboration, we are transforming 20,000 pounds of sustainably grown salmon […]
DC Central Kitchen Welcomes New Board Members
Transparency and accountability are core values of DC Central Kitchen, and those commitments shape our approach to recruiting and retaining Board Members. Our newest slate of volunteer leaders includes two […]
Thank you, DCCK Summer Interns!
We would like to give a huge THANK YOU to our wonderful group of summer interns. Working across multiple DC Central Kitchen departments, including Guest Experiences, Communications, Procurement, and Community […]
Building Trust and Community: DCCK Beats the Streets This Summer
In an effort to strengthen community ties and promote safety in our neighborhoods over the summer, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) hosts its annual Beat the Streets (BTS) festivals across […]