Stepping up for our city with DC Food Project and Plenty To Eat
“If you need food, we’re going to give you food.”
Celebrating 15 Years of Carmine’s in DC!
We hope you’ll join us in celebrating 15 years of this great restaurant partner this month!
How DCCK showed up for Older Americans Month
With Washington, DC persistently posting some of the highest rates of hunger among older adults, we made the choice to step up in new ways for DC’s seniors.
See You at Sundress Fest!
Memorial Day is the unofficial first day of summer for some. For others, it’s the last day of school. But for some Washingtonians, summer doesn’t start until the first Sunday […]
The 2025 Gleaning Season is Nearly Here!
Looking to volunteer in the bright and shining sun while preventing food waste?
Partner Spotlight: Sunflower Bakery
One of the benefits of our social enterprise cafes is being able to showcase products from organizations with similar values, like Rockville-based Sunflower Bakery. Similar to DC Central Kitchen, the […]
DC Central Kitchen Feeding the First Responders of the Potomac River Mid-Air Collision
The tragedy struck especially close to home, as our facility, the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice, sits at the tip of Buzzard Point on the Potomac River, a stones-throw from the crash site.
Our Favorite Stories of the Year
It was a record-setting 35th year at DC Central Kitchen! We surpassed 50 million meals served in our history while providing more meals than ever before over the summer and the Thanksgiving holiday. Healthy Corners sold more than 460,000 units of fresh and frozen produce […]
Groups We Love this Giving Tuesday
Giving matters. DC Central Kitchen relies on the generosity of our community to carry out our work year-round. We also know that the challenges of hunger and poverty are too […]
Serving Up a Record-Setting Thanksgiving!
When DC Central Kitchen moved out of the basement of the Federal Shelter and into The Michael R. Klein Center for Jobs and Justice in Southwest DC last spring, our […]