DCCK Volunteering Is Off to a Roaring Re-Start
It’s National Volunteer Month! What better time to re-launch our indoor volunteer program? We welcomed our first shift of volunteers at our new headquarters at the Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs & Justice on April 1st, and it’s been invigorating to see so many new and familiar faces join us since! Thanks to a […]
Marriott’s Historic Support Levels Up in our New Home
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Marriott International are two of our longest-running strategic partners. From donating safe and sustainable food for our meals to hiring our graduates to catalyzing our pandemic– relief efforts, Marriott has invested considerable time and resources in supporting our mission for more than three decades. Over the […]
Chef José Andrés Announces a $500,000 Challenge for Our Transformative Expansion
Chef José Andrés and DCCK CEO Mike Curtin in front of The Klein Center for Jobs and Justice/Rey Lopez Elected officials, top philanthropists, and community advocates gathered on September 23rd for a ‘first look’ at our new headquarters, The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice, before it opens in Southwest DC later this […]
A Sustainable Space
At DC Central Kitchen, we use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. Part of that mission to squeeze every ounce of impact out of the food we use includes creatively preventing food waste and safeguarding the environment. That’s why for three decades, we have pioneered food recovery, local […]
Our Biggest Project Yet
Construction is underway on DC Central Kitchen’s brand-new, 36,000 square foot headquarters! The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice will allow us to dramatically expand programming and provide the resources necessary to breaking the cycle of hunger, poverty, and injustice. Our new home, along with the Bringing the Kitchen Home campaign that […]