DC Central Kitchen Awarded by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition
DC Central Kitchen, along with Washington Nationals Philanthropies, was honored by the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition at their 2024 Council Awards. DCCK was given the Community Leadership […]
DC Central Kitchen Honored for Job Creation
DC Central Kitchen was honored to be recognized at the 40th Anniversary First Source Celebratory Conference with the Excellence Award. The DC Department of Employment Services (DOES) selected DC Central […]
Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy Hosts First Visiting Chef for a Lesson in Fresh Strawberry Shortcake and Perfect Imperfection
The second-floor classroom in the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy bustles with activity. Campers in the summer months of their year-round BASE Academy methodically dump flour, sugar, and baking powder into […]
New Edition of “The Food Fighters: A History of DC Central Kitchen” is on Bookshelves Now
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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 […]