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 […]
A summer of fresh food and fair prices!
As summer kicks into high gear, we know children and families are counting on our Healthy Corners program to deliver nutritious, fresh foods to corner stores in neighborhoods without easy […]
Longtime volunteers cross $250,000 in giving
Each year, DC Central Kitchen welcomes more than 15,000 volunteers to our headquarters in the basement of one of America’s largest homeless shelters. With volunteers visiting us from all 50 […]
DCCK helps ‘Beat the Streets’ this summer
From June through August, DC Central Kitchen will partner with the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department at Beat the Streets, a weekly community gathering that engages local residents and […]
DCCK’s Healthy School Food program: A year in review
This week marks the end of another school year at DC Public Schools. It also marks the end of DC Central Kitchen’s seventh year preparing healthy, scratch-cooked, and locally-sourced food […]
Director honored with Council of DC Recognition Proclamation
Earlier this week, DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training Director Chef Marianne Ali was recognized by the Council of the District of Columbia with a ceremonial proclamation honoring her two […]
DCCK’s volunteer coordinator receives Community Champion Award
On May 14, DCCK’s Volunteer Coordinator, Jessica, was publicly honored with the Capital One Bank Community Champions Award during halftime of the Mystics game. The Mystics and Capital One Bank […]
Graduate Profile: William
Graduating from DC Central Kitchen was one of the most important milestones in William’s life, second only to overcoming his drug addiction, he says. “I never graduated from high school,” […]
Meet Joan: From Guyana to DC Central Kitchen
From an early age, DC Central Kitchen culinary graduate Joan learned about the importance of a clean kitchen. Born and raised in Guyana, Joan learned from her mother that people […]