Do More, Fight Harder, and Keep Believing
The challenges facing our community are significant, real, and deeply rooted. Washington, DC is home to the nation’s widest racial disparity in unemployment and more than one-third of our neighbors […]
Bringing the Community Together This Thanksgiving
Our devoted staff and volunteers are set to serve more than 25,000 Thanksgiving meals this holiday, up from 14,000 last year. Our kitchen is buzzing as our dedicated team […]
Capital Food Fight 2023: Everybody Wins!
When the steam cleared and the time clock hit zero on the final round of the 2023 Capital Food Fight, DC Central Kitchen CEO Mike Curtin draped the winning gloves […]
Meet this year’s Capital Food Fight battling chefs!
Capital Food Fight returns to The Anthem on Thursday, November 9th! While guests enjoy tasty bites from more than 75 restaurants, four of DC’s rising stars will be battling it out in […]
Beyond the Buzzword: How DC Central Kitchen Makes Farm-to-School Work for Everyone
For 15 years, DC Central Kitchen has been reimagining school food by providing scratch-cooked, locally sourced breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and healthy snacks at schools throughout the District. As a pioneer […]
VIDEO: Help US Empower More Leaders like Gregory
Meet Gregory. Gregory enrolled in our Culinary Job Training program in April after completing a 40-year prison sentence. “I have been through some places and things that a lot of […]
Let’s Give Our City A Win
At DC Central Kitchen, we believe in some basic principles. People shouldn’t go hungry when food is going to waste. School lunches should taste good. Your life expectancy shouldn’t be […]
DCCK’s Plan to Feed Furloughed Federal Workers
To support our neighbors impacted by the government shutdown, DC Central Kitchen is preparing to launch an emergency response effort at two locations on Monday, October 2. If the shutdown […]
‘Food is a Means, Not an End’: Reflections on Hunger Action Month
September marks Hunger Action Month, a time to advocate for policy changes and inspire action to tackle the stark reality of hunger in America. But at DC Central Kitchen, we […]
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. […]