New Edition of “The Food Fighters: A History of DC Central Kitchen” is on Bookshelves Now
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Join Us at the Klein Center for Jobs & Justice on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 for a Special Event with Author Alexander Justice Moore Have you ever wondered, “How did […]
DCCK’s Summer Meals Schedule
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Every year when summer break begins, thousands of kids relying on school for all their meals suddenly have to look elsewhere for nutritious food. To keep kids fed over the […]
Join us in the Fight Against Senior Hunger in the District
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We fight hunger and poverty with healthy food, good jobs, and hope. Sometimes, our dedication to this fight means taking on new challenges. In years past, that involved changing the […]
Amerigroup DC Addresses Root Causes of Public Health Concerns with Meaningful Investment
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For many juggling hard budget choices between buying food, paying the rent or seeking the healthcare they need, a trip to the grocery store at times takes priority over a […]
Looking Back: One Year of Volunteers at the Klein Center for Jobs and Justice
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Volunteers have always played an important role in what we do – it takes a lot of hands to prepare and package more than 16,000 meals each day! During the […]
The 2024 Gleaning Season is Here!
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Throughout the peak growing season, from May through October each year, our team works with five farms in the region to schedule special gleanings where volunteers help us pick fresh […]
Celebrating Earth Day 2024
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DC Central Kitchen strives to be an environmentally responsible business committed to sustainability practices. As with everything we do, we’re always looking for ways we can do more, better. Earth […]
Partner Spotlight: Friends of Guest House
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“Just show up.” These three words have become a call to action and source of comfort for students in our Culinary Job Training program. For Terri Morton, the words are […]
DCCK Program Spotlight: A Q&A with our Dietetic Interns
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Making food kids enjoy can be tough. Ensuring that food is nutritious and fits a host of local and federal requirements can be even tougher. To weave these different pieces […]
2ND ANNUAL DC CENTRAL KITCHEN CAFE DAY!
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Thursday, March 28 at all DC Central Kitchen Cafe Locations Our social enterprise cafes serve more than just a good cup of coffee or a quick, fresh lunch on the […]