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,” […]
Supporting the Save Good Food Amendment Act
Last month, our Director of Procurement and Sustainability, Amy Bachman, testified in front of the DC Council to support the “Save Good Food Amendment Act of 2017.” Introduced by Councilmember […]
Food Donor Spotlight: Capital One
DC Central Kitchen recovers food from a variety of resources to help prepare the thousands of meals we deliver to our community each day. In addition to our partnerships with […]
Kicking off a new in-classroom nutrition education initiative
As a USDA-recognized food hub and winner of The Golden Carrot Award for outstanding innovation in serving healthy school meals, DC Central Kitchen is committed to getting students excited about […]
Procurement spotlight: Lancaster Foods LLC
The United States wastes 40% of its food supply each year while 92,000 DC children and adults in DC struggle with food insecurity. To prevent waste and combat hunger in […]
DCCK and Kaiser Permanente receive partnership award
In February, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States and DC Central Kitchen were selected as one of three winning partnerships in the Healthy Environment category of the inaugural Healthy10 Award, […]
Meet Terence: DC Central Kitchen Culinary Job Training grad
“You know how it goes: go to school, get a job, have a savings account, maybe get married… that wasn’t my story.” Finding a passion for cooking Terence Hill […]
Inauguration Day: Another day at work
On January 20, the nation marked the inauguration of a new president. But that same day, just a few blocks away, DC Central Kitchen celebrated our 28th birthday. On January […]
A year of working for a better workforce in DC
If you’ve been following DC Central Kitchen and our Culinary Job Training program for a while, you might already know that since the recession of 2008, we’ve trained 752 adults […]
How DC Central Kitchen changed my life
Lou, a DCCK graduate and employee, wrote the following letter to share his story of transformation. My name is Lou, and I’m a DC Central Kitchen graduate and a Lead Cook […]